疎 — kanji meaning “alienate”
疎
alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate
- Meanings
- alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate
- On'yomi
- ソ (so)、ショ (sho)
- Kun'yomi
- うと.い、うと.む、まば.ら
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1572 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 103
- Chinese reading
- shū
Words with 疎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過疎 | かそ kaso | underpopulation; low population density; depopulation |
| 疎遠 | そえん soen | estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact |
| 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 |
| 疎か | おろそか orosoka | negligent; neglectful; careless |
| 疎か | おろか oroka | not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ... |
| 疎い | うとい utoi | distant (from someone); aloof; estranged |
| 疎ら | まばら mabara | sparse; thin; scattered |
| 疎水 | そすい sosui | canal; drainage |
| 疎ましい | うとましい utomashii | disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse |
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