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粗

coarse, rough, rugged

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソ

Kun'yomi

  • あら.い
  • あら-

Meaning

粗 centers on a lack of refinement or smoothness: something coarse, rough, or rugged in texture or quality.

Most common words using 粗

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  • 粗いあらい
    N2

    coarse; rough

  • 粗末そまつ
    N3

    crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality; low-quality

  • 粗悪そあく

    coarse; crude; inferior

  • お粗末おそまつ

    poor; lame; ill-prepared

  • 粗方あらかた

    mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part

  • 粗暴そぼう

    rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

  • 粗金あらがね

    ore

  • 粗相そそう

    carelessness; careless mistake; blunder

  • 粗雑そざつ

    coarse; rough; crude

  • 粗品そしな

    small present; trifling gift

  • 粗大そだい
    N1

    coarse; rough; bulky

  • 粗野そや

    rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

  • 骨粗鬆症こつそしょうしょう

    osteoporosis

  • 粗製そせい

    crude construction; crude manufacture

  • 粗大ごみそだいごみ
    N2

    large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish

  • 粗鬆そそう

    rough; crude; unrefined

  • 粗食そしょく

    simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

  • 粗筋あらすじ
    N2

    outline; summary; argument

  • 粗塩あらじお

    coarse salt; unrefined salt

  • 粗目ざらめ

    granulated sugar; brown sugar

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Etymology

粗 combines 米 (rice) with 且, which likely contributes the sound and suggests something rough or unrefined, as in coarse rice.

Meaning mnemonic

Rice 米 that is not yet polished is rough and coarse. The right side 且 looks like a pile of uneven grains, reinforcing the idea of roughness.

Reading mnemonic

For ソ, imagine coarse rice being sorted: the first sound of 'sort' cues ソ, and the rice is rough and unrefined.