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32 word matches found for '間' using reading 'けん'
1
noun
world; society
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0
noun
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
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4
ignorant of the ways of the world
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0
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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4
noun
gossip; chat
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noun
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
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1
noun
one ken; six feet
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noun
large hanging paper lantern  (see also: 釣り行灯, 八方)
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noun
two ken (approx. 3.6m)  (see also: )
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1
noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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3
noun
one ken in length or breadth (1.818m)
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0
ordinary; average
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unworldly; religious
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3
noun
monastic life
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0
public; wordly; ordinary
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noun
reputation
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Most common form: 世間様
noun
world; society  (see also: 世間; honorific)
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4
becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms  (see also: 世離れる)
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expression, noun
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
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expression, noun
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
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Most common form: 世間智
noun
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
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Most common form: 世間擦れ
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
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1
expression
the world in general; society; convention
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people will talk; (literally) you can't put a door on the mouth of the world
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noun
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody  (yojijukugo)
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expression
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
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0
noun
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
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expression
It's a small world after all  (idiomatic expression)
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3
noun
this world; secular society; workaday world; this life
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expression
People will talk  (see also: 人の口に戸は立てられず; idiomatic expression)
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