世間体

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 2
てい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
世間體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(けん)(てい) (sekentei

  1. (keeping up) appearance(s)
  2. (public) image
  3. respectability
  4. reputation (for decency)
  5. propriety

References[edit]

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