Word Meaning よそ見

よそみ yosomi

よそ見 is read as よそみ (yosomi) and means looking away.

Meaning

English

  1. looking away
  2. looking aside

Reading

Kana

よそみ

Romaji

yosomi

Writing Variants

  • 余所見 よそみ yosomi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 13955 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

外見

そとみ

outward appearance

一見

いっけん

first meeting

下見

したみ

preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

月見

つきみ

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

二見

ふたみ

forked (road, river)

高見

こうけん

great idea

後見

こうけん

(theatrical) assistant

先見

せんけん

foresight

露見

ろけん

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.)

会見

かいけん

interview

意見

いけん

opinion

発見

はっけん

discovery

Example Sentences

1

Boys, stop staring off into space in class!