Japanese symbol for “estrangement”
疎遠
そえん
Romaji: soen
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
In Japanese, estrangement is 疎遠, read そえん (soen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “estrangement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 離反 | りはん rihan | estrangement; alienation; disaffection |
| 疎外 | そがい sogai | alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out |
| 間 | かん kan | estrangement; discord; alienation |
| 隔たり | へだたり hedatari | distance; difference; gap |
| 乖離 | かいり kairi | divergence; alienation; deviation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過疎 | かそ kaso | underpopulation; low population density; depopulation |
| 疎外 | そがい sogai | alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out |
| 疎通 | そつう sotsuu | (mutual) understanding; communication |
| 疎開 | そかい sokai | evacuation (to the country) |
| 空疎 | くうそ kuuso | empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow |
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
See also: Chinese symbol for “estrangement”.
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