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Meaning of 雑(ざつ) in Japanese

雑
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ざつ
Romaji
zatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    rough; crude; sloppy; messy
    Example sentence
    彼は仕事が雑だ。 He is careless and untidy in his work.
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a prefix, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    miscellaneous
    Example sentence
    彼、一気呵成に書き上げたと言ってたけど、この提案書、少し雑だね。 He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.

Examples of 雑, ざつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

雑 JLPT 3

14 strokes

miscellaneous

On'Yomi: ザツ, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: まじ.える, まじ.る

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