過疎

過疎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
過	疎
か Grade: 5	そ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​そ [káꜜsò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠so̞]

Noun

過疎(かそ) • (kaso) 

1. (demography) underpopulation (especially in rural areas)

   Antonym: 過密

Derived terms

• 過疎化(かそか) (kasoka)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN