疎
疎·alienate, rough, neglect
- On-yomi
- そ
- Kun-yomi
- うと.いうと.むまば.ら
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過疎 | かそ | depopulation |
| 疎外 | そがい | alienation, leaving out |
| 疎遠 | そえん | estrangement, drifting apart |
| 疎い | うとい | ignorant of, out of touch with |
| 疎開 | そかい | evacuation (from a city) |
Example sentences
私はパソコンに疎い。
わたしはパソコンにうとい。
I am not up on computers.
若者が減って、村は過疎が進んでいる。
わかものがへって、むらはかそがすすんでいる。
With fewer young people, the village is emptying out.
転勤してから友人と疎遠になった。
てんきんしてからゆうじんとそえんになった。
I drifted apart from my friends after the transfer.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 疎疏疏 is an older variant of 疎, still seen in 疏水; the everyday form is 疎.
Common mistakes
- 〜に疎い (うとい) means 'not well up on', e.g. 政治に疎い.
- 過疎 (かそ, too few people) is the opposite of 過密 (かみつ, overcrowding).
Memory aid
Picture it
Feet 疋 moving away from a bundle 束: things thinning out and drifting apart.
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