Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 世間知らず(せけんしらず) in Japanese

世間知らず
Kana Reading
せけんしらず
Romaji
sekenshirazu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    ignorant of the ways of the world
    Example sentence
    彼女全く世間知らず She is quite ignorant of the world.

Examples of 世間知らず, せけんしらず in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

know, wisdom

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.る, し.らせる

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

interval, space

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: あいだ, ま, あい

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