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世間は広いようで狭い
世間は広い様で狭い
Readings
せけんはひろいようでせまい
sekenhahiroiyoudesemai
English
Expression
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Proverb
though it seems big, it's a small world

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 世間は広いようで狭い
is [x]
世間は広いようで狭くない
is not [x]
Past 世間は広いようで狭かった
was [x]
世間は広いようで狭くなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 世間は広いようで狭くて
is [x] and...
世間は広いようで狭くなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: セイ, セ, ソウ KUN:
generation, world, society, public

Stroke: 5 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 4-5-2 FC: 4471.1


ON: カン, ケン KUN: あいだ, ま, あい
interval, space

Stroke: 12 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 3-8-4 FC: 7760.0


ON: コウ KUN: ひろ.い, ひろ.まる, ひろ.める, ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる
wide, broad, spacious

Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-3-2 FC: 0023.3


ON: キョウ, コウ KUN: せま.い, せば.める, せば.まる, さ
cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Stroke: 9 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-6 FC: 4523.3


ON: ヨウ, ショウ KUN: さま, さん
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Stroke: 14 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-10 FC: 4893.3