おろそか

neglect, negligence, carelessness

What does おろそか mean?

おろそか is a Japanese noun meaning neglect, negligence, carelessness in English. It is written as おろそか in hiragana, and orosoka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

学業をおろそかにするなんて、君はばかだ。

It is silly of you to neglect your studies.