Word Meaning 疎外

そがい sogai

疎外 is read as そがい (sogai) and means alienation.

Meaning

English

  1. alienation
  2. estrangement
  3. leaving (someone) out
  4. casting out
  5. cutting off
  6. avoiding
  7. giving the cold shoulder

Reading

Kana

そがい

Romaji

sogai

Writing Variants

  • 疏外 そがい sogai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 7246 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

疎外感

そがいかん

feeling of alienation

人間疎外

にんげんそがい

dehumanization

自己疎外

じこそがい

self-alienation

内疎外親

ないそがいしん

superficially cordial but actually uninterested

疎遠

そえん

estrangement

疎開

そかい

evacuation (to the country)

疎通

そつう

passing without obstruction

疎か

おろか

negligent

疎か

おろそか

negligent

疎通確認

そつうかくにん

connectivity test

疎結合

そけつごう

loosely-coupled

疎結合システム

そけつごうしすてむ

loosely coupled system

Example Sentences

1

While the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.