Word details

世知辛い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 世知辛い.

Dictionary

Entry

世知辛いちがら~い Adj.Freq #31155
1

tough (world); hard (times); cold

Examples
世知辛い世の中だね。
This is a rough world we are living in.
2

stingy; miserly; mercenary; calculating; scheming

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

generation, world, society, public

5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3

On

セイソウ

Kun

Nanori

としゆき

know, wisdom

8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

し.るし.らせる

Nanori

さとさとるしりしれとものり

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

7 strokesFrequency 1,607JLPT N2Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと

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