JLPT N1 · な-adjective

おろそか (orosoka)

おろそか is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “negligent; neglectful”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おろそか
Romaji: orosoka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

学業をおろそかにするなんて、君はばかだ。

It is silly of you to neglect your studies.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of おろそか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	おろそかだ	おろそかだ orosokada
Present (polite)	おろそかです	おろそかです orosokadesu
Negative	おろそかじゃない	おろそかじゃない orosokajanai
Past	おろそかだった	おろそかだった orosokadatta
Negative past	おろそかじゃなかった	おろそかじゃなかった orosokajanakatta
Te-form	おろそかで	おろそかで orosokade
Before a noun	おろそかな	おろそかな orosokana
Adverb (~ni)	おろそかに	おろそかに orosokani

Source: JMdict entry 1396630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.