Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 疎そ 遠えん になる to become estranged from someone
Since moving, I've drifted apart from my old friends.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 疎そ 遠えん にする to let one's relationship with someone drift, to distance oneself from someone
He tends to neglect his family because of how busy he is with work.
疎そ 遠えん な 関かん 係けい a distant, estranged relationship
The two of them, in their distant relationship, haven't met for years.
Kanji 疎 alienate, rough, neglect Related words· 6 絶交 means to deliberately and often permanently cut off a relationship, while 疎遠 describes a gradual drifting apart without any decisive break.
不仲 describes being on bad terms or having active friction, whereas 疎遠 focuses on distance and lost contact rather than conflict.
疎遠 specifically describes a relationship that has grown distant through lack of contact, a narrower sense than the relational meaning of 遠い .
疎遠 describes a relationship or contact becoming distant over time, whereas 離れ as a suffix marks a broader social trend of losing interest in something.
Show 2 more Show fewer 疎遠 describes a relationship that has grown distant over time, whereas 無縁 implies there was never any connection to begin with.
疎遠 describes a relationship becoming distant over time, while 疎外 emphasizes being actively excluded or given the cold shoulder.
Opposites· 12 親密 describes a close, intimate relationship, the opposite of 疎遠 's distant, estranged one.
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, whereas 馴染み describes being close and familiar through frequent contact.
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness expressed by 懇意 .
Show 9 more Show fewer 疎遠 describes becoming distant or estranged from someone, the opposite of the close connection expressed by 触れ合う .
急接近 describes a relationship suddenly becoming close, whereas 疎遠 describes a relationship becoming distant or estranged.
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness expressed by 親しい .
疎遠 describes a relationship becoming distant or estranged, the opposite of 親近 's sense of growing close.
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the close connection expressed by 密接 .
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the close, tightly-bound sense of 緊密 .
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness implied by 親交 .
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness implied by 近づき (お近づき ) when getting to know someone.
疎遠 describes a distant, estranged relationship with little or no contact, the opposite of the close connection implied by 触れ合い .
Etymology Compound of 疎 (so, 'distant, estranged') and 遠 (en, 'far, distant'). The combination reinforces the idea of remoteness in relationships.
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