粗雑|そざつsozatsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nouncoarse; rough; crude
    その方法ほうほうは粗雑そざつなものであったが、効果的こうかてきだった。↗
    The method was crude, but very effective.
Conjugation
Plain form粗雑(そざつ)
Polite (desu)粗雑です(そざつです)
Negative (dewa nai)粗雑ではない(そざつではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)粗雑ではありません(そざつではありません)
Past (datta)粗雑だった(そざつだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)粗雑ではなかった(そざつではなかった)
Te form (de)粗雑で(そざつで)
Adverbial (ni)粗雑に(そざつに)
Conditional (nara)粗雑なら(そざつなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymぞんざいCasualColloquial. Perfunctory and rude in how you treat people or things; it signals an attitude problem, so it sounds more disrespectful than 「粗雑」.
  • Synonym粗いあらいNeutralNeutral. Coarse in texture — grains, mesh — or a rough estimate; can also describe work done sloppily, e.g. 「仕事が粗い」.
  • Synonym粗末そまつNeutralNeutral. Crude and shabby — stresses that things are of poor quality; also used for treating things without care.
  • SynonymずさんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sloppy and full of holes, typically about mismanaged plans or work, as in 「杜撰な管理」; often used to assign blame.
  • Related大雑把おおざっぱNeutralNeutral. Rough or broad, skipping the small details; can be praise or criticism, as in 「大雑把な性格」. More colloquial than 「粗雑」.
  • Related大まかおおまかNeutralNeutral. Rough or broad — grasping the big picture and letting small things go; mostly neutral or positive, without the critical tone of 「粗雑」.
  • Related荒っぽいあらっぽいCasualColloquial. Rough and wild in action and manner, as in 「乱暴に扱う」; puts more emphasis on force than 「粗雑」.
  • Related散漫さんまんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Desultory and unfocused: attention that will not concentrate, or work with no clear organization.
  • Related乱雑らんざつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cluttered and disordered — things, or how you deal with them, are a mess, e.g. 「乱雑な部屋」.
  • Relatedいい加減いいかげんCasualColloquial. Perfunctory, halfhearted, irresponsible; carries strong blame and is more common in daily speech than 「粗雑」.
  • Related粗放そほうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A rough, unrefined approach that skips fine detail; also the term for extensive (not intensive) farming or management.
  • Antonym精巧せいこうWrittenAntonym; written/formal prose. Exquisite and finely made, the opposite of 「粗雑」; mostly describes craftsmanship.
  • Antonym丁寧ていねいNeutralAntonym. Careful and thorough, doing things properly instead of sloppily — the opposite of 「粗雑」; very common in everyday use.

Use 「粗雑」 for work or thinking that is rough and not carefully done — written/formal prose, as in 「粗雑な扱い」 or 「粗雑な議論」. For everyday carelessness, 「雑」 or 「いい加減」 is more natural; for simply not fussing over details, use 「大雑把」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 雑ざつなこと。いいかげんなこと。ぞんざいなこと。
  2. 雑ざつなさま。
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