ずさん・杜撰zusan[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nouncareless; sloppy; faulty
   トニーは人ひとを雇やとい、もっと客きゃくを掴つかみ、仕事しごとをより早はやくずさんにやれば、もっと金かねもうけができると思おもったのだ。↗

   Tony realized that if he hired another crew, got more customers and did the job quicker and sloppier, he could make more money.
2. nounusing unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

• Synonym粗雑そざつNeutralCovers rough, unpolished work, as in 「粗雑な作り」; close in sense to 「杜撰」, which stresses the many errors and gaps.
• SynonymぞんざいNeutralCareless, perfunctory treatment, and also rude speech or behavior; 「杜撰」 stresses many errors and fits management, writing, and source material.
• Synonym粗略そりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for negligent, offhand handling, as in 「粗略に扱う」; 「杜撰」 stresses being riddled with errors.
• Synonym疎慢そまんWrittenWritten/formal prose for carelessness and sloppiness, but rarely used; 「杜撰」 or 「粗雑」 is the usual choice.
• Relatedだらし無いだらしないNeutralSloppy appearance, lifestyle, or lack of discipline in how one works; 「杜撰」 is about being riddled with errors, not untidiness.
• Related散漫さんまんNeutralScattered attention or loose, unfocused structure, as in 「注意散漫」; stresses lack of concentration, not errors.
• RelatedアバウトCasualColloquial loanword for approximate, half-hearted handling; milder in tone than 「杜撰」.
• Related粗放そほうWrittenWritten/formal prose for extensive, unrefined management, as in 「粗放農業」; stresses lack of fine cultivation rather than errors.
• Related杜漏ずろうWrittenWritten/formal prose for work full of omissions; very rare, and close in sense to 「杜撰」.
• RelatedちゃらんぽらんCasualColloquial for an irresponsible, devil-may-care attitude; typically describes a person's manner, whereas 「杜撰」 points to the errors in the work.
• Antonym緻密ちみつWrittenWritten/formal prose for meticulous, airtight work — the opposite of the error-riddled quality of 「杜撰」.
• Antonym正確せいかくNeutralNeutral word for accuracy, free of mistakes — the opposite of 「杜撰」 with its many errors.

Use 「杜撰」 for management, plans, or writing riddled with errors, as in 「杜撰な管理」. For rough workmanship say 「粗雑」, for a perfunctory attitude 「ぞんざい」, for untidiness or weak discipline 「だらし無い」, for lack of focus 「散漫」. 「アバウト」 and 「ちゃらんぽらん」 are colloquial; 「緻密」 and 「正確」 are the opposites.

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1. 根拠こんきょの確たしかでない詩しや文章ぶんしょうを書かくこと。また、その誤あやまりが多おおい著作ちょさく。
2. 物事ものごとの扱あつかいが不適切ふてきせつで、誤あやまりが多おおいこと。そのさま。手抜てぬき。いい加減かげん。
3. 間違まちがえること。