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余所余所しい (よそよそしい) — distant | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
余所余所しい

余所余所しい

余よそ所よ余そし所いしい

distant

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology33 strokes

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よそよそしい

Adjective

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distant, cold, formal

word usually written using kana alone

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Kanji that make up this word

あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)

too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder

ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)

あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)

too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder

ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)

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