His explanation was crude, and I didn't really understand it.
Standard kanji spelling.
Outdated kanji variant; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Outdated kanji variant; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 粗 originally depicts unpolished rice, symbolizing coarseness or lack of refinement. The reading そ is the on'yomi, used in many compounds.
crude manufacturing; shoddy production
bulky waste; oversized garbage; large refuse · useless husband; retired nuisance husband
rough; crude; unrefined
simple diet; plain food; frugal meal
coarse; crude; rough
small gift; token of appreciation · inferior goods; low-quality article
density; coarseness and fineness; sparseness and denseness
coarse cloth; rough fabric
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude
rough sketch; rough drawing
rough; careless; slovenly
plain clothing; coarse clothes
brushwood; twig
raw oil; unrefined vegetable oil
crude; coarse; rough