Vocabulary

What does 余所 (よそ, yoso) mean?

余所 (よそ, yoso) means another place; outsiders.

Quick facts
Readingよそ
Romajiyoso
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
よそ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyoso

another place; outsiders

  1. 1noun · no-adjective another place; somewhere else; strange parts
  2. 2noun · no-adjective outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people
  3. 3noun not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of

Example sentences

  • Please don't talk about that elsewhere.

  • You mustn't compare them to other people's children.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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