世間体

Japanese
Kanji in this term
世 間 体
せ
Grade: 3		 けん
Grade: 2		 てい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
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. (keeping up) appearance(s)
  2. (public) image
  3. respectability
  4. reputation (for decency)
  5. propriety

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