疎か[おろそか] (orosoka)
neglect, negligence, carelessness
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 2
- #33337 most frequent
Meaning
疎か (おろそか, orosoka) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “neglect, negligence, carelessness”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
勉強を 疎かにしてはいけません
Do not neglect your studies.
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.
すると、東大寺全体の管理は、疎かになってしまう。
As a result, it became hard to control the entire Todai-ji Temple.
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.
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.
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.
日々の物事には聡かったが、物事についてのみであり、その真意には疎かった。
He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances.
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.
しかし、授業を疎かにしたうえ、「楠多聞丸」と大書した旗を掲げて合戦の真似事ばかりした。
However, he not only neglected to give lessons, but also did nothing but mock battles, flying a flag with large letters of "Tamonmaru KUSUNOKI" (childhood name of Masashige KUSUNOKI, known as a paragon of fidelity) written on it.
元能はこれまで父の教えを疎かにしなかった証し立てとして、その聞き書きを本の形にして贈りった。
As the proof that he had not neglected his father's teaching, he compiled the discourse from his father into a book and presented it to his father.
戦後になると、邦楽系の作曲家に加え、これまで邦楽には疎かったクラシック系の作曲家も創作に参入するようになってきた。
After the war, not only composers of traditional Japanese music but also composers of classical music who were unfamiliar with traditional Japanese music started to collaborate in the creation of music.