noun, used as a prefix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Used as a prefix or noun modifier to mean 'various', 'sundry', or 'mixed'. Common in compounds like 雑費 (miscellaneous expenses) or 雑誌 (magazine, lit. 'miscellaneous publication').
雑費は月に五千円くらいかかる。
Miscellaneous expenses cost about 5,000 yen a month.
机の上に雑多なものが置いてある。
Various miscellaneous things are placed on the desk.
乱雑 emphasizes disorder and clutter, while 雑 alone focuses on roughness or lack of refinement.
粗末 means shabby or poor quality, often implying cheapness, whereas 雑 suggests carelessness or lack of polish.
The kanji 雑 originally meant 'mixed' or 'various', and the Japanese reading ざつ derives from Middle Chinese. The adjectival sense 'rough' developed from the idea of something being a mixture of elements, hence not refined.