世間体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世 間 体
せ
Grade: 3 		けん
Grade: 2 		てい
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
世間體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せけんてー [sèkéńtéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞kẽ̞nte̞ː]

Noun

世(せ)間(けん)体(てい) • (sekentei) 

  1. appearance, public image, image
  2. keeping up appearances
  3. respectability, reputation (for decency), propriety

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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