縁えん故こ疎そ開かいMeaningsNounSuru verb1. evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartimeKanji used縁connected by fate故past疎sparse開openPitch accentえんこそかいComposed of縁えん故こrelation; connection; affinityNoun疎そ開かいevacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersalNoun