そぞろ

also: すずろ · すぞろ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Describes a state of vague unease or inability to settle down, often with a nuance of being emotionally unsettled without a clear reason.

for some reason; without particular cause

usually written using kana alone

Adverbial use, typically in the form そぞろに, indicating an emotional or psychological state arising without clear reason. Somewhat literary.

落おち着つかない
More concrete and common for physical or mental restlessness; そぞろ is more literary and implies a vague, causeless unease.
何なんとなく
A common adverbial phrase for 'for some reason'; そぞろに is a literary equivalent with a stronger emotional nuance.

そぞろUsage86%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 漫ろ is rare and literary.
漫ろUsage9%
- そぞろ
  Rare kanji spelling; learners should use the kana form.
- すずろ
  out-dated reading
- すぞろ
  out-dated reading
すずろUsage6%
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana variant; not used in modern Japanese.
すぞろ
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana variant; not used in modern Japanese.

A later form of classical すずろ, meaning “without clear reason,” “restless,” or “involuntary.” The spelling 漫 is a semantic kanji representation.