雑|ざつzatsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjectiverough; crude; sloppy; messy
   お客きゃくが雑ざつな作つくりのスタンドに座すわって靴くつを磨みがいてもらっている。↗

   A customer is having his shoes shined on a slapped-together stand.
2. noun (prefix), no-adjectivemiscellaneous

• Synonym粗雑そざつWrittenWritten/formal prose word for work or thinking that is rough and unrefined; 「雑」 is the more colloquial choice and also serves as a prefix for 'miscellaneous'.
• SynonymぞんざいNeutralDescribes a rude, careless, perfunctory attitude, often for how one speaks or acts; 「雑」 is about the roughness of the work itself.
• SynonymずさんNeutralDescribes work riddled with errors or lax management, as in 「杜撰な管理」; 「雑」 simply stresses rough, unpolished workmanship.
• Relatedだらし無いだらしないNeutralCovers slovenly appearance, lack of discipline, or a weak, spineless character; 「雑」 is about doing things roughly.
• Related散漫さんまんNeutralDescribes scattered attention or a loose, unfocused state; 「雑」 is about the roughness of the work itself.
• Related乱雑らんざつNeutralDescribes things lying about in disorder, a cluttered state; 「雑」 is about doing things roughly.
• RelatedアバウトCasualColloquial loanword for 'approximately' or a so-so, casual attitude; 「雑」 is derogatory.
• Related粗放そほうWrittenWritten/formal prose: careless and unrestrained; also 'extensive' in economics, as in 「粗放農業」. 「雑」 is about doing things roughly.
• RelatedちゃらんぽらんCasualColloquial for a slapdash, irresponsible, devil-may-care attitude; 「雑」 is about the roughness of the work itself.

Use 「雑」 for work done roughly or carelessly, as in 「雑な仕事」; it also works as a prefix meaning 'miscellaneous', as in 「雑談」 and 「雑音」. For formal prose prefer 「粗雑」. For a perfunctory attitude use 「ぞんざい」, for error-riddled work 「杜撰」, for clutter 「乱雑」, and for a casual, so-so approach 「アバウト」.

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1. (ざつ,ぞう) 和歌わかや俳諧はいかいの題材だいざいによる分類ぶんるいの一ひとつ。
2. いろいろなものが入り混いりまじった状態じょうたいのこと。雑然ざつぜんとしたまたは複雑ふくざつであるなどの状態じょうたいのこと。
3. (ざつ) 精密せいみつでないさま。粗末そまつなさま。いいかげんなさま。業務ぎょうむや作業さぎょうの質しつが低ひくいこと。