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JLPT N4 · Plans & arrangements

世話

せわ

care; looking after

Stroke order of 世話

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

世 · 5 strokes話 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

世 is generations and 話 is talk: talk that tends to the generations in your care.

Parts: 世 world + 話 talk

The characters in 世話

  • 話 はなし — talk; story (13 strokes)

Example sentence

犬の世話をしています。

いぬのせわをしています。

I am looking after the dog.

Words with 世

Words with 話

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