世間 (せけん) — world, society, public
世間
world
Frequency #1754
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
seken
せけん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
せけん[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- world
- society
- public
Explained in simple Japanese
- じぶんの まわりに いる たくさんの 人たち。
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