過疎

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
過	疎
か Grade: 5	そ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) かそ [káꜜsò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠so̞]

Noun edit

過(か)疎(そ) • (kaso)

(demography) underpopulation (especially in rural areas)
Antonym: 過密

Derived terms edit

過疎化(かそか) (kasoka)

References edit

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

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