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    3. 世話

    世話

    世せ話わ

    care

    N4KMT3News #5+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    せわ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    care, looking after, help, assistance, aid

    Noun

    2.
    trouble, bother

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    3.
    good offices, recommendation, introduction

    Noun

    4.
    everyday life, everyday affairs, everyday language
    5.
    sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは猫ねこの世せ話わをしています。

    He is taking care of a cat.

    KMT2AnimalsDaily Life
    いつも大たい変へんお世せ話わになっております。

    Thank you for always taking care of me/helping me.

    KMT3Daily LifeWork & Career
    子こ供どもたちの世せ話わは想そう像ぞう以い上じょうに大たい変へんだ。

    Taking care of children is harder than imagined.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    旅りょ行こう中ちゅうは、友とも達だちに植しょく物ぶつの世せ話わをお願ねがいした。

    During my trip, I asked a friend to take care of my plants.

    KMT4Daily LifeTravel & TransportationNature & Environment
    新しん入じん社しゃ員いんの世せ話わは先せん輩ぱいの仕し事ごとです。

    Taking care of new employees is the senior's job.

    KMT4Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
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