けん
 
ひろ
 
 
 
 
せま
 

expression, adjective

Proverb.
  1. though it seems big, it's a small world.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
 
ひろ
 
 
 
 
せま
 
世間は広いようで狭い せけんはひろいようでせまい
けん
 
ひろ
 
よう
 
せま
 
世間は広い様で狭い せけんはひろいようでせまい

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)
wide, broad, spacious
ひろ.い コウ (2nd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
cramped, narrow, contract
せま.い はざ せば.める (7th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
insert between(夾) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide