Word details
疎い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 疎い.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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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