I Love Kanji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
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.