JLPT N1 • KANJI

presumption

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

僭越 (せんえつ) is read with on'yomi: 僭 (セン) and 越 (エツ). The components suggest stepping over boundaries. Errors like せんおつ or ざんえつ often involve incorrect vowel sounds or voicing. It means presumptuousness or impudence, typically referring to overstepping one's authority or acting without due modesty.

日本語解説

僭越(せんえつ)は、僭(セン)、越(エツ)の音読みです。越を「オツ」と誤読したり、僭を「ザン」と間違えたりすることがあります。身の程をわきまえず出過ぎたことをすること、またはその態度を指します。

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