noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. care, looking after, help, assistance, aid.

noun

  1. trouble, bother.

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. good offices, recommendation, introduction.

noun

  1. everyday life, everyday affairs, everyday language.
  2. sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life). Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
世話 せわ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

generation, world, society
セ よ セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tale, talk
はなし ワ はな.す (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)