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    3. 世話が焼ける

    世話が焼ける

    世せ話わが​焼やけ​る​

    to require the care of others

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    世話がやける

    せわがやける

    Verb

    1.
    to require the care of others, to need to be looked after, to be troublesome, to be a nuisance, to be a handful

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    Characters that make up this word

    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    Kanji
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    焼
    や.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.ける…(3)
    bake・burning
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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