Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)

Grade: 2
(ateji)
goon kan’yōon

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Believed to derive from 忙しい (sewashii, busy). The kanji are ateji.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() (sewa

  1. care, looking after, help, favor
    世話(せわ)になりました。
    Osewa ni narimashita.
    Literally, "I have been taken care of." → "Thank you very much for everything." / "I'm very obliged to you (for what you've done)."
    (こま)った(とき)には隣人(りんじん)伯母(おば)さんにお世話(せわ)になっておりました
    Komatta toki ni wa rinjin no obasan ni osewa ni natte orimashita.
    The auntie of next door helped a lot when I was in trouble.
    コンサート案件(あんけん)でお世話(せわ)になった田中(たなか)(さま)だったのですね。
    Konsāto anken de osewa ni natta tanaka sama datta no desu ne.
    So you are that Mr. Tanaka who was a great help during the concert project.

Usage notes edit

Takes the formal prefix (o-) when talking to someone outside the group (which could be anyone else when the “group” is just oneself) about a favor done for someone inside the group.

Idioms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Okinawan edit

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 2

Noun edit

世話(しわ) (shiwa

  1. worry