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疎

alienate
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingソ、ショ
Kun readingうと.い、うと.む、まば.ら
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. alienateRtK
    彼は社会から疎外されていると感じた。He felt alienated from society.tatoeba
    すると、東大寺全体の管理は、疎かになってしまう。As a result, it became hard to control the entire Todai-ji Temple.wiki
  2. rough
  3. neglect
  4. shun
    天網恢恢疎にして漏らさずの言葉通り、天罰覿面だ。They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.tatoeba
  5. sparse
  6. penetrate
  1. negligent
  2. neglectful
  3. careless
  4. remiss

Popular Usage

疎か過疎

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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zoo · critters · stop (止) · footprint (止) · bundle · Chaplin · tree (木) · wood (木) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1797

Compound words

過疎かそ
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
疎かおろそか
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
空疎くうそ
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
疎遠そえん
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
疎開そかい
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
疎外そがい
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off
疎通そつう
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
意思疎通いしそつう
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
疎いうとい
distant (from someone)
疎むうとむ
to shun
疎漏そろう
carelessness
共同疎開きょうどうそかい
community evacuation
疎ましいうとましい
disagreeable
意志の疎通いしのそつう
(reciprocal) communication
意思の疎通いしのそつう
(reciprocal) communication
世事に疎いせじにうとい
inexperienced
天網恢恢疎にして漏らさずてんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず
heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
疎結合ニューラルネットワークそけつごうニューラルネットワーク
sparsely connected neural network

Additional Examples

私たちは意志疎通が上手だ。
We are the great communicators.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 疎

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