よそ

Also written 他所, 余所, 外

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective another place; somewhere else; strange parts See also: 他所 (たしょ).
2. outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people Antonym: 内 (うち).
3. Noun not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting (as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.) See also: よそにする.

Example sentences

• そればかりか、会社の直営店の商品は、たいていよその店より高価だったのです。
  And not only that, the goods in the company shop were usually more expensive than elsewhere.
• ここの人たちはよそから来た人をみな嫌う。
  These people hate all foreigners.
• 私たちの製品とよそのとを比べたら、私たちのがはるかに質が良いのがお分かりでしょう。
  If you compare our product with others, you'll see ours is far better in quality.
• 私の兄は、未婚なので、所帯を持たず、奉公人と一緒によその家で食事をしていた。
  My brother, being yet unmarried, did not keep house, but boarded with his apprentices at the home of another family.
• うちの猫はよその猫と喧嘩した。
  Our cat fought with someone else's cat.

Common phrases

• よそから来る

Words containing よそ

• よそながら while at a distance
• よそにする to neglect
• よその人 (よそのひと) stranger

And 2 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
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