The hiragana syllable そ (so). Its equivalent in katakana is ソ (so). It is the fifteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行お段 (sa-gyō o-dan, “row sa, section o”).

粗: / 疎:

祖先: ancestor

sexy; popular; well-liked

Alternative spelling of 表向き (“ostensible”)

Alternative spelling of 表向き (“the face of things; outward appearance”)

the face of things; outward appearance

ostensibly

front door

(colloquial) to be popular, to be well-liked by people (e.g. be popular among women) / to be able to have or hold: potential form of 持(も)つ (motsu) / to withstand, to endure