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    3. 世間擦れ

    世間擦れ

    世せ間けん擦ずれ​

    worldly wise

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab36 strokes

    世間ずれ

    せけんずれ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    worldly wise, sophisticated, street smart, knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks), toughness

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    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
    擦
    す.る・す.れる・-ず.れ・こす.る・こす.れる…(1)
    grate・rub・scratch・scrape・chafe…(1)
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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