ざっと (zatto) Japanese meaning: roughly | Kotomoraこの本をざっと読んだが、面白かった。
I read this book roughly, and it was interesting.
The cost is roughly about 100,000 yen.
Usage patterns
ざっと〈数〉roughly [a number/amount]
About a thousand people gathered at the venue.
〈物〉にざっと目を通すto quickly skim through something
I skimmed through the documents beforehand.
〈物〉をざっと見るto take a quick look at something
I took a quick look around the room before heading out.
ざっと〈動詞〉to do something quickly and roughly
I quickly rinsed the vegetables and cut them.
ざっと計算するto make a rough calculation
Roughly calculating, the cost would be about fifty thousand yen.
