疎い
うとい
Meanings
- い-adjective distant (from someone); aloof; estranged
- knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of); unfamiliar (with); unacquainted (with) (usu. as 〜に疎い) Antonym: 詳しい (くわしい).
Kanji
- 疎 sparse. Read as うとい.
Example sentences
- 去る者は日々に疎しだな。お互いに離ればなれになると、自然と疎遠になるよね。
Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch. - 僕は最近の情勢に疎い。
I know little of the recent situation. - 去る者は日々に疎し。
Out of sight, out of mind. - トムはスポーツには疎い。
Tom doesn't know much about sports. - パソコンには疎くて。
I'm computer illiterate.
Words containing 疎い
- 世事に疎い (せじにうとい) inexperienced