疎
疎

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

12 strokesFrequency 1,572JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソショ

Kun

うと.いうと.むまば.ら

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Common Words

疎雨疏雨踈雨そうNounArchaicFreq #31
1

drizzle; scattered rain

おろか疎かUsually kanaFreq #6696
1

Expressions; After 〜は or 〜も

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...

Examples
私の連れは疲れすぎていて走るのはおろか、歩くこともできない、と言った。
My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.
2

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

まばら疎ら疏ら～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #10094
1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

Examples
９月の海は、人がまばらだね。
In September, there are just a few people here and there on the beach.
疎いうとい～い Adj.Freq #10208
1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged

Examples
去る者は日々に疎しだな。お互いに離ればなれになると、自然と疎遠になるよね。
Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch.
2

Usu. as 〜に疎い

knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of); unfamiliar (with); unacquainted (with)

Examples
僕は最近の情勢に疎い。
I know little of the recent situation.
疎むうとむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #16801
1

Usu. in the passive

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

意思疎通意志疎通いしそつうNounFreq #17870
1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

Examples
意思疎通がうまくいかない所では、活動もうまくいかない。
Where communications fail, so do activities.
疎遠そえんNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #18955
1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

Examples
君はいつから家族と疎遠になっているのか。
How long have you been alienated from your family?
疎ましいうとましい～い Adj.Freq #21188
1

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

おろそか疎か～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #26072
1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

Examples
学業をおろそかにするなんて、君はばかだ。
It is silly of you to neglect your studies.
疎通そつう疏通NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #26408
1

(mutual) understanding; communication

Examples
テレビはしばしば家庭内の意思の疎通を妨げるという事実はすでによく知られている。
The fact that television frequently limits communication within families is already well known.
2

passing without obstruction

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