世間知らず

• 読み: せけんしらず
• ローマ字: seken shirazu
• 漢字の分解: 世 (se/yo) — world, generation; 間 (ken/ma) — between, space, society; 知 (chi/shi) — to know; らず (razu) — classical negative ending
• 発音: /se.keɴ.ɕi.ɾa.zɯ/

意味

Ignorant of the ways of the world; naive; inexperienced; unworldly.

Used to describe someone who lacks practical knowledge of social norms, the working world, or human nature — often due to a sheltered upbringing or limited life experience. Can be used descriptively or as a mild criticism. The opposite concept is 世慣れ (yonaré, worldly-wise). Common in everyday speech.

例文

1. 彼は世間知らずで、社会の厳しさをまだ理解していない。
2. 大学を出たばかりの世間知らずな新入社員が多かった。
3. 世間知らずなまま年を取るのは、本人にとっても損だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social commentary, character description, everyday speech

トーン: mildly critical

起源と歴史

Compound of 世間 (the world, society, public) and 知らず (not knowing). 世間 originally referred to the Buddhist concept of the mundane world, and the phrase captures the idea of someone unaware of how that world operates.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal