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拙速主義 (せっそくしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
slapdash approach ; rough-and-ready method ; speed-before-quality policy
A principle or attitude that prioritizes speed over quality, often with a negative connotation of being hasty and careless. Used in business, project management, and criticism of rushed work.
彼かれ
の
拙せっ
速そく
主しゅ
義ぎ
の
せい
で
、
プロジェクト
は
何なん
度ど
も
手て
戻もど
り
が
発はっ
生せい
し
た
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Because of his slapdash approach, the project had to be reworked many times.
Kanji 拙 bungling, clumsy, unskillful 義 righteousness, justice, morality Similar words 拙せっ 速そく An adjective meaning 'hasty and crude'; 拙速主義 is the noun form expressing the principle or doctrine of such an approach.
巧こう 遅ち The opposite concept: 'slow but skillful/elaborate'. Often contrasted with 拙速 in discussions of quality versus speed.
Etymology Compound of 拙速 (hasty and crude) + 主義 (principle, doctrine). The term 拙速 itself comes from classical Chinese, where it originally meant 'clumsy but fast', often contrasted with 巧遅 (skillful but slow).
