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2 exact word matches found in search '疎'
1. sparse
2. not close (of a relationship)
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prefix
incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat
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36 words found beginning with '疎'
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dispersal; evacuation; deployment
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Most common form: おろそか
1. neglect; negligence; carelessness  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...  (after 〜は or 〜も; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading おろか)
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estrangement; neglect; silence
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Most common form: 疏通
1. (mutual) understanding; communication
2. removal of blockage (esp. medical); drainage
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Most common form: まばら
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic  (often written with kana only)
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estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out
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1. distant; estranged; disinterested
2. poorly informed; unfamiliar; ignorant  (usu. as 〜に疎い; opposite: 詳しい)
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Most common form: 疏水
1. canal; drainage
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. hydrophobic  (opposite: 親水; this meaning is restricted to form 疎水)
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hydrophobic  (see also: 親水性)
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to neglect  (often written with kana only)
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66 words found containing '疎' in any position
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noun
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other  (yojijukugo)
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depopulation
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Most common form: 粗密
noun
coarseness and fineness; sparse or dense (growth)
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Most common form: うとましい
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
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estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out
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Most common form: 粗漏
1. careless; negligent  (obscure term)
noun
2. carelessness  (obscure term)
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1. distant; estranged; disinterested
2. poorly informed; unfamiliar; ignorant  (usu. as 〜に疎い; opposite: 詳しい)
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2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to shun; to ostracize; to alienate; to neglect  (see also: 疎んじる)
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noun
degree of intimacy
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dispersal; evacuation; deployment
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