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Zach

世知辛い

Reading

Kana: せちがらい
Romaji: sechigarai
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Romaji

Definition

1

hard (life); tough (world)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: シン、 から.い、 つら.い、 -づら.い、 かのと
Meanings: spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

Example Sentences

世知辛(せちがら)()(なか)だ。
➥This is a rough world we are living in.
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(きむ)物言(ものゆ)う、世知辛(せちがら)いこのご時世(じせい)に、(かれ)()(かた)一服(いっぷく)清涼剤(せいりょうざい)だね。
➥In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.
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