粗そ悪あく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

coarse; crude; inferior

Describes poor quality, rough materials, or shoddy workmanship. Often used for products, goods, or manufacturing.

粗そ悪あくな材ざい料りょうで作つくられた家か具ぐはすぐに壊こわれる。
Furniture made from inferior materials breaks quickly.
この店みせは粗そ悪あく品ひんを売うっているという評ひょう判ばんだ。
This shop has a reputation for selling shoddy goods.

Usage patterns

粗そ悪あくな〈物もの〉shoddy/inferior (goods, materials, etc.)
市し場じょうには粗そ悪あくな製せい品ひんが出で回まわっている。
Shoddy products are circulating in the market.
〈物もの〉は粗そ悪あくだ(something) is of poor/coarse quality
この店みせの商しょう品ひんは粗そ悪あくだと評ひょう判ばんが悪わるい。
This shop's merchandise has a bad reputation for being poor quality.
粗そ悪あくな材ざい料りょうcheap/inferior materials
粗そ悪あくな材ざい料りょうで作つくられた家か具ぐはすぐに壊こわれる。
Furniture made from cheap materials breaks quickly.

Kanji

粗coarse, rough, rugged
悪bad, vice, rascal

Related words

粗そ末まつN3
粗末 emphasizes shabbiness or careless treatment, while 粗悪 focuses on the inherent low quality or coarseness of the material itself.
劣れつ悪あく
劣悪 is stronger and often describes harsh conditions or extremely poor quality, whereas 粗悪 more narrowly describes crude or inferior workmanship.
粗そ雑ざつ
粗雑 stresses carelessness or roughness in how something is made or done, while 粗悪 stresses the poor inherent quality of the material or goods.
悪あく質しつN1
粗悪 refers purely to poor physical quality with no moral implication, while 悪質 in this sense also carries a hint of dishonesty behind the poor quality.
不ふ良りょうN1
粗悪 describes shoddy, cheaply-made goods, whereas 不良 is a general technical term that can apply to any defective condition, not just manufacturing quality.

Opposites

上じょう質しつ
上質 describes fine, high-grade quality, the direct opposite of 粗悪's coarse, inferior quality.
極ごく上じょう
粗悪 means 'poor quality' or 'shoddy', the direct opposite of 極上's 'finest quality'.
上じょう等とうN3
粗悪 describes something shoddy or poorly made, contrasting with the fine quality implied by 上等.

Don't confuse with

粗そ野や
粗野 describes crude or boorish behavior/manners, while 粗悪 describes crude or inferior physical material or goods.

Word family

粗そ悪あく品ひん
inferior goods; faulty item

Etymology

Compound of 粗 (rough, coarse) and 悪 (bad, inferior). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji components.

Related words

粗そ末まつN3

粗末 emphasizes shabbiness or careless treatment, while 粗悪 focuses on the inherent low quality or coarseness of the material itself.

劣れつ悪あく

劣悪 is stronger and often describes harsh conditions or extremely poor quality, whereas 粗悪 more narrowly describes crude or inferior workmanship.

粗そ雑ざつ

粗雑 stresses carelessness or roughness in how something is made or done, while 粗悪 stresses the poor inherent quality of the material or goods.

悪あく質しつN1

粗悪 refers purely to poor physical quality with no moral implication, while 悪質 in this sense also carries a hint of dishonesty behind the poor quality.

不ふ良りょうN1

粗悪 describes shoddy, cheaply-made goods, whereas 不良 is a general technical term that can apply to any defective condition, not just manufacturing quality.

Opposites

上じょう質しつ

上質 describes fine, high-grade quality, the direct opposite of 粗悪's coarse, inferior quality.

極ごく上じょう

粗悪 means 'poor quality' or 'shoddy', the direct opposite of 極上's 'finest quality'.

上じょう等とうN3

粗悪 describes something shoddy or poorly made, contrasting with the fine quality implied by 上等.