Vocab Info

A1 I-adjective

世知(せち)(がら)hard (life), tough (world)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      tough (world), hard (times), cold

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      stingy, miserly, mercenary, calculating, scheming

    All Forms

    世知辛い 【せちがらい】

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      (わたし)世知辛(せちがら)()(なか)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(ひと)世知辛(せちがら)商法(しょうほう)確実(かくじつ)(もう)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(せちがら)いあの(ひと)一緒(いっしょ)にいると(つか)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(けっこん)(まえ)(すべ)(おご)ってくれた(かれ)も、結婚(けっこん)()世知辛(せちがら)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(ぶっか)()がるわ、給料(きゅうりょう)()がらないわ、本当(ほんとう)世知辛(せちがら)()(なか)である。

      The cost of living is rising, salaries aren't increasing, it really is a tough world. {hard (life), tough (world)}

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