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    3. 世知辛い

    世知辛い

    世せ知ち辛がらい​

    tough (world)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    せち辛い世智辛い

    せちがらい

    Adjective

    1.
    tough (world), hard (times), cold
    2.
    stingy, miserly, mercenary, calculating, scheming

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    Characters that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    辛
    から.い・つら.い・-づら.い・かのと…(1)
    spicy・bitter・hot・acrid
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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