Translation guide
Describing something as poorly made, inferior, or not meeting standards.
To say something is of low quality, shoddy, or inferior.
Common word for low-quality, especially for products or materials. Often used in compounds like 粗悪品 (low-quality goods).
This product is low-quality.
Directly means 'low quality'. More formal and often used in technical or business contexts.
A very common phrase meaning 'the quality is bad'. Can be used for objects, services, or even abstract things.
The products at that store are low-quality.
Means 'inferior and bad', often used for conditions, environments, or quality. Stronger than 粗悪.
To emphasize that something is poorly constructed or made with cheap materials.
To indicate something is below an expected standard or inferior to others.
Verb meaning 'to be inferior to'. Used in comparisons.
Specifically for low-grade materials, content, or substances.
They are using low-quality materials.
劣悪な労働環境
low-quality working conditions
Means 'cheap-looking' or 'tacky'. Implies low quality due to cheap materials or poor design.
This bag looks cheap, doesn't it?
Colloquial adjective meaning 'flimsy' or 'shoddy'. Often used for poorly made items.
Shoddy toys break easily.
Means 'crude' or 'rough'. Can describe something poorly made or treated carelessly.
crudely made furniture
This product is inferior in quality.
Means 'second-rate'. Often used for people, products, or services that are not top-tier.
a second-rate restaurant
Means 'low-grade' or 'low-class'. Often used for materials, products, or sometimes entertainment.
They use low-grade paper.
Means 'inferior' or 'low-grade', but can also imply 'lowly' in a social sense. Less common.
low-quality goods
low-quality data
The direct translation '低い品質' is not natural. Use 質が悪い or 低品質 instead.