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Kanji 疎: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 疎: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

Key takeaways

Kanji 疎: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

alienateroughneglectshunsparsepenetrate

On reading

ショ

Kun reading

うと.いうと.むまば.ら

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 疎

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

疋 + 束

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character combines 'foot' (疋) and 'bundle' (束). Imagine using your foot to push a bundle away, symbolizing the act of distancing oneself or being neglectful, which leads to meanings like 'alienate' or 'sparse'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 疎かおろそか

    neglect / carelessness

  • 過疎かそ

    population decline / depopulation

Commonly used words

  • 疎か
    おろそか

    neglect / carelessness

  • 過疎
    かそ

    population decline / depopulation

Example sentences

Example 1

勉強をおろそかにしてはいけない。

Translation

You must not neglect your studies.

Example 2

健康をおろそかにすると危ない。

Translation

It's dangerous to be careless about your health.

Example 3

地方は過が進んでいる。

Translation

Depopulation is advancing in rural areas.

Example 4

の村には店が少ない。

Translation

There are few stores in depopulated villages.

Kanji 疎: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate | Daily Nihongo