Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
おろそ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(おろそ) (orosoka-na (adnominal (おろそ) (orosoka na), adverbial (おろそ) (orosoka ni))

  1. negligent
    (おろそ)かにする
    orosoka ni suru
    to neglect
Inflection edit
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
おろ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 疎か – see the following entry.
おろか
[adjective] a foolish waste of time to say
[adjective] let alone..., much less..., not to mention... (as ...おろか (...おろか) or ...おろか (...おろか))
(This term, 疎か, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN