Meaning of 疎か(おろそか) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 疎か JLPT 1

Kana Reading おろそか, おろか

Romaji orosoka, oroka

Examples of 疎か, おろそか, おろか in a sentence

話すことはおろか、ささやくなんてとんでもないことです。

Don't whisper, let alone speak.
僕はイタリア語を書くのはおろか読めもしない。

I can't even read Italian, let alone write it.
私はバイオリンはおろかギターも弾けない。

I can't play the guitar, much less the violin.
私の連れは疲れすぎていて走るのはおろか、歩くこともできない、と言った。

My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.
その赤ちゃんは走る事はおろか、歩くことさえできない。

The baby cannot even walk, much less run.

疎 JLPT 1

12 strokes

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse

On'Yomi: ソ, ショ

Kun'Yomi: うと.い, うと.む, まば.ら

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