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Kanji Detail for 疎 - "sparse, distant"

疎

  • Meaning

    疎 means "sparse, distant." Also associated with coarse.

    1. Sparse - Thinly scattered; not dense.

    2. Distant - Not close; estranged; unfamiliar.

    3. Coarse - Rough; not fine; lacking refinement.

    4. Neglect - To give insufficient attention to.

  • Words using 疎

    • 過疎 かそ Listen underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
    • 疎開 そかい Listen evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment
    • 疎遠 そえん Listen estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
    • 疎か おろそか Listen negligent; neglectful; careless
    • 意思疎通 いしそつう Listen (reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

  • Four-character idioms with 疎

    • 内疎外親 ないそがいしん Listen superficially cordial but actually uninterested

  • Tattoo check: 疎

    • Verified meaning: sparse, distant
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: coarse

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    alienate; rough; neglect; shun; sparse; penetrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    neglect; careless, lax

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 疏[shu1]

  • Onyomi

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    sho(ショ) ショ

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

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    maba.ra(まば-ら) まば-ら

    uto.i(うと-い) うと-い

    uto.mu(うと-む) うと-む

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    疋 (hiki・hikihen)

  • Related Keywords

    sparse distant coarse connect pass through establish distance neglect remove eliminate separate divide thin unfamiliar estranged aloof detached isolated rare remote scattered rough

Sentences including 疎

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