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How to say 'Distraction' in Japanese | よそ見

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The Japanese word for Distraction is 'Yosomi', written as よそ見 in Japanese.'Distraction' in hiragana is よそみ.

    word

    よそ見

    Meaning

    Distraction

    Reading

    よそみ

    yosomi

    Kanji

    見See

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun 'よそ見 (よそみ)' refers to the act of looking away or being distracted, often when one should be paying attention. It is commonly used in contexts where someone is not focusing on what they are supposed to be doing, such as in a classroom or while driving. For example: Don't get distracted while driving「運転中によそ見をしないで」(うんてんちゅうによそみをしないで). She was looking away during the lecture「彼女は講義中によそ見をしていた」(かのじょはこうぎちゅうによそみをしていた). The term can also imply a lack of focus or attention in general, not just visually.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    5272

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word よそ見

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    見

    Meaning

    See

Hiragana in the Word よそ見

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    よ

    Reading

    Yo

  • hiragana

    そ

    Reading

    So

Words Related to よそ見 Through the Kanji 見

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

  • word

    見る

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    見える

    Meaning

    Visible

  • word

    見せる

    Meaning

    Show

  • word

    花見

    Meaning

    Flower viewing

  • word

    意見

    Meaning

    Opinion

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    見送り

    Meaning

    Seeing off

  • word

    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    見付ける

    Meaning

    Find

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    見詰める

    Meaning

    Stare

  • word

    見付かる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見事

    Meaning

    Complete, Splendid

  • word

    見なす

    Meaning

    Regard

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    見掛ける

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    見出だす

    Meaning

    Discover

  • word

    見上げる

    Meaning

    Lookup

  • word

    見解

    Meaning

    View, Opinion

  • word

    一見

    Meaning

    At first glance

  • word

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • word

    見張る

    Meaning

    Watch, Guard

  • word

    浅見

    Meaning

    Shallow, Superficial

  • word

    見出し

    Meaning

    Heading

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    見晴らし

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    見かけ

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

  • word

    見合い

    Meaning

    Matchmaking

  • word

    見通し

    Meaning

    View, Prospect

  • word

    見下ろす

    Meaning

    Look down

  • word

    見送る

    Meaning

    See off

  • word

    見習う

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    見込み

    Meaning

    Prospect

  • word

    見違える

    Meaning

    Mistake, Fail to recognize

  • word

    見舞い

    Meaning

    Visit, Sympathy

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    見逃す

    Meaning

    Miss, Overlook

  • word

    見比べる

    Meaning

    Compare

  • word

    見渡す

    Meaning

    Survey, Overlook

  • word

    見落とす

    Meaning

    Overlook

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    見抜く

    Meaning

    See through

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

  • word

    拝見

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    偏見

    Meaning

    Prejudice

  • word

    見舞う

    Meaning

    Visit, Afflict

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