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    3. 世間知らず

    世間知らず

    世せ間けん知しら​ず​

    ignorant of the ways of the world

    KMT10News #43+1Noun, Particle, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    せけんしらず

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    ignorant of the ways of the world

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    彼かれはまだ若わかいから、少すこし世せ間けん知しらずなところがある。

    He's still young, so he's a bit naive about the world.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは箱はこ入いり娘むすめで、世せ間けん知しらずな面めんが目め立だつ。

    She's a sheltered girl, and her naivety about the world is noticeable.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの世せ間けん知しらずな発はつ言げんは、会かい議ぎの雰ふん囲い気きを台だい無なしにしてしまった。

    His naive remarks ruined the atmosphere of the meeting.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    世せ間けん知しらずな彼かれは、人ひとの悪あく意いを理り解かいできず、簡かん単たんに騙だまされてしまう。

    Being naive about the world, he can't understand people's malice and is easily deceived.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    大だい学がくを卒そつ業ぎょうしたばかりの若わか者ものは、社しゃ会かいの厳きびしさを知しらず、世せ間けん知しらずだと言いわれることも多おおい。

    Young people who have just graduated from university are often called naive about the world, not knowing the harshness of society.

    KMT10EducationWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    Kanji
    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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