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Kanji Detail for 粗 - "coarse, crude, rough"

粗

  • Meaning

    粗 means "coarse, crude, rough."

    1. Coarse - Not fine; rough in texture.

    2. Rough - Not smooth; crude.

    3. Crude - Unrefined; simple.

    4. Approximately - Nearly; roughly estimated.

    5. Humble gift - A modest present (self-deprecating term).

  • Words using 粗

    • 粗末 そまつ Listen crude; rough; plain
    • 粗鋼 そこう Listen crude steel
    • 粗大 そだい Listen coarse; rough; bulky
    • 粗い あらい Listen coarse; rough

  • Four-character idioms with 粗

    • 粗衣粗食 そいそしょく Listen simple life; frugal life
    • 粗製濫造 そせいらんぞう Listen mass production of inferior goods

  • Tattoo check: 粗

    • Verified meaning: coarse, crude, rough
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぼる, ほぼ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 粗

    Given names 粗(のぼる)Listen

    Surnames 粗(ほぼ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    coarse; rough; rugged

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rough, thick, course; rude

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff; (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rough, think; coarse, rude

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Large in circumference. Such as 粗細 (thickness). Referring to the circumference of objects being large or small. | Not refined. Such as saying 粗糙 (coarse). | Careless. Such as saying 粗心浮氣 (careless and flighty).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ara(あら) あら

    ara.i(あら-い) あら-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    米 (kome・komehen)

  • Related Keywords

    coarse crude rough approximately careless haphazard humble gift inferior quality plain meager unrefined blunt gritty harsh rustic simple

Sentences including 粗

  • She is a poor excuse for a singer.

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