疎
sparse; distant; alienate; rough; neglect; shun; penetrate
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1572.
Readings
- ソ (on reading): 疎開 (そかい) evacuation (to the country); 疎遠 (そえん) estrangement
- うとい (kun reading): 疎い (うとい) distant (from someone); 疎ましい (うとましい) disagreeable
- うとむ (kun reading): 疎む (うとむ) to shun
- ショ (on reading)
- まばら (kun reading)
Components
Words using 疎
- 疎開 (そかい) evacuation (to the country)
- 疎遠 (そえん) estrangement
- 疎通 (そつう) (mutual) understanding
- 過疎 (かそ) underpopulation
- 疎外 (そがい) alienation
- 疎い (うとい) distant (from someone)
- 疎ましい (うとましい) disagreeable
- 疎んずる (うとんずる) to shun
- 世事に疎い (せじにうとい) inexperienced
- 疎んじる (うとんじる) to shun
- 疎む (うとむ) to shun
- 疎か (おろそか) negligent
- 疎抜く (うろぬく) to thin out (e.g. seedlings)
- 疎癒ゆ (おろいゆ) to partially heal
- 疎 (おろ) incompletely
- 疎覚え (おろおぼえ) faint memory
63 words in all.