疎ら

Reading

Kana: まばら

Romaji: mabara

Definition

adj-na

noun

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

疎

Readings: ソ、 ショ、 うと.い、 うと.む、 まば.ら

Meanings: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

Example Sentence

９月(くがつ)の海(うみ)は、人(ひと)がまばらだね。

➥In September, there are just a few people here and there on the beach.