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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

おろそか

orosoka

neglectful, careless

Example sentences

  1. 健康けんこうをおろそかにしたことを私わたしは悔くやんでいる。

    I regret having neglected my health.

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  2. その試合規則しあいきそくで有用ゆうような技術ぎじゅつが重視じゅうしされ、それ以外いがいの技術ぎじゅつはおろそかになり易やすい。

    Useful skills in the rules of the game are emphasized, but the other skills are likely to be neglected.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 演劇えんげきにのめり込こむ余あまり家事かじをおろそかにするようになり、前澤まえさわは彼女かのじょに愛想あいそを尽つかして離婚りこん。

    She devoted herself to acting and often neglected her household chores, therefore, Maezawa was disgusted and divorced her.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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