Vocab Info
A1 い-adjective
世知辛いhard (life), tough (world)
Dictionary Definition
- い-adjective - 1. - tough (world), hard (times), cold 
- 2. - stingy, miserly, mercenary, calculating, scheming 
 
All Forms
世知辛い 【せちがらい】
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- 私は世知辛い世の中にウンザリしています。 - I am fed up with this tough world. {hard (life), tough (world)} - N1
 
- あの人は世知辛い商法で確実に儲けているそうだ。 - It seems that person is certainly making a profit through hard-nosed business tactics. {hard (life), tough (world)} - N1
 
- 世知辛いあの人と一緒にいると疲れてしまいます。 - I get tired when I'm with that person who finds the world tough. {hard (life), tough (world)} - N1
 
- 結婚前は全て奢ってくれた彼も、結婚後に世知辛くなった。 - Before we got married, he used to treat me to everything, but after we got married, he became hard and the world seemed tougher. {hard (life), tough (world)} - N1
 
- 物価は上がるわ、給料は上がらないわ、本当に世知辛い世の中である。 - The cost of living is rising, salaries aren't increasing, it really is a tough world. {hard (life), tough (world)} - N1
 
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