世間

せけん

world, society

What does 世間 mean?

世間 is a Japanese noun meaning world, society in English. It is written as 世間 in kanji, せけん in hiragana, and seken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はなんとかして世間体をつくろった。

She managed to keep up appearances.