せ
世
けん
間
ず
擦
　
れ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. worldly wise, sophisticated, street smart, knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks), toughness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せ
世
けん
間
ず
擦
　
れ
 世間擦れ せけんずれ
せ
世
けん
間
　
ず
　
れ
 世間ずれ せけんずれ

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
interval, space
ま　カン　ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
grate, rub, scratch
こす.る　す.る　サツ (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
guess, presume, surmise
サツ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ　まつ.る　まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)