うとい

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
疎い

Etymology

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From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 疎し (utoshi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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うとい (utoi-i (adverbial うとく (utoku))

  1. not having close relations with one; estranged
  2. not familiar of something; ignorant

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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