疎

sparse

distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

Prefix

incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat

Expressions; After 〜は or 〜も

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

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged

Usu. as 〜に疎い

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

Usu. in the passive

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

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

(mutual) understanding; communication

passing without obstruction

feeling of alienation

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding; giving the cold shoulder

evacuation (to the country)

spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal

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

sparse woods

alienation

Common noun

canal; drainage

疎水 only; Noun or verb acting prenominally

hydrophobic

carelessness; negligence; oversight

unfriendly; distant; cold

evacuee

explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)

Physics

compressional wave; longitudinal wave; dilatational wave; wave of condensation and rarefaction

to thin out (e.g. seedlings)