世間は広いようで狭い せけんはひろいようでせまい Also written 世間は広い様で狭い Meanings Expression, い-adjective though it seems big, it's a small world Kanji 世 world. Read as セ. 間 interval. Read as ケン. 広 wide. Read as ひろい. 狭 narrow. Read as せまい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists