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処世上手 (しょせいじょうず) — knowing how to get on in the world | Kumi Dictionary

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処世上手

処世上手

処しょ世せい上じょう手ず

knowing how to get on in the world

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しょせいじょうず

Noun, Adjective

1.

knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life

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Kanji that make up this word

ところ・-こ・お.る…(1)

dispose・manage・deal with・sentence・condemn…(3)

generation・world・society・public

うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

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