粗
coarse, rough, rugged
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
20 of 100- 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
Study
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.