rough cut; coarse cutting
Refers to cutting something roughly or into large pieces, often in cooking or preliminary shaping. Can also be used figuratively for a rough or approximate division.
If you cut the vegetables into rough pieces before simmering, the flavor soaks in well.
At this stage it's still a rough cut, so we'll make fine adjustments later.
Standard kanji spelling. 粗 suggests rough or coarse.
Variant spelling using 荒, which also conveys roughness or wildness. Less common than 粗切り.
Compound of 粗 (rough, coarse) and 切り (cutting, from 切る). The reading あらぎり follows standard kun'yomi. The variant 荒切り uses a kanji with a similar meaning.