疎い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 疎い
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.
Kanji in this Word
疎
12 strokes
Frequency: 1572
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
alienate
rough
neglect
shun
sparse
penetrate
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
ショ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うと.い
うと.む
まば.ら
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