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► 動詞
疎む  [(2)うとむ]  [liter]    meaning:  hate  rank: 3
☆ 彼女継母に疎まれて育った ⇨ She grew up being hated by her stepmother  (☛ Treat someone as unwanted)

疎んじる  [(4)うとんじる]  [liter]    meaning:  hate  rank: 3
☆ に疎んじられているがする ⇨ I feel people are avoiding, don’t like me  (☛ Treat someone as unwanted)

► 名詞
疎か  [(1)おろか]  [liter]    meaning:  not only  rank: 2
☆ 海外は疎か九行ったこともない ⇨ I’ve never been not only overseas, even to Kyushu. I’ve never been even to Kushy, let alone overseas

► 形容詞
疎い  [(2)うとい]    meaning:  ignorant  rank: 2
☆ 流行に疎い ⇨ He is not following, interested in, the latest things

疎ましい  [(4)うとましい]  [liter]    meaning:  hate  rank: 3
☆ 彼女息子を疎ましく思っている ⇨ She hates her daughter-in-law

► 形容動詞
疎か  [(2)おろそか]  [liter]    meaning:  neglect  rank: 2
☆ しいにかまけて健康管理が疎かになってしまった ⇨ I’ve been busy and neglected to maintain my health

疎ら  [まばら]    meaning:  few  rank: 3
☆ スーパーでは物客は疎らだった ⇨ There are very few customers in the supermarket
☆ 灌木が疎らにえているだけの荒野 ⇨ A wilderness with a few shrubs here and there  (☛ Sparse in a wide area)