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粗末 (そまつ, somatsu) Japanese meaning: crude | Kotomora
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He was wearing shabby clothes.
Expressions 粗そ 末まつ にする treat shabbily; handle roughly; neglect · waste; use wastefully; spend recklessly 粗そ 末まつ に 扱あつか う handle roughly; treat carelessly; use roughly Related words· 7 質素 describes a modest, frugal lifestyle with a neutral-to-positive nuance, while 粗末 stresses low quality or shabbiness, often negatively.
安っぽい focuses on looking or feeling cheap, whereas 粗末 more broadly describes poor quality or careless making.
貧弱 emphasizes something being meager or weak in substance, while 粗末 emphasizes crude or shoddy craftsmanship.
粗末 emphasizes shabbiness or careless treatment, while 粗悪 focuses on the inherent low quality or coarseness of the material itself.
Show 3 more 粗末 means shabby or poor quality, often implying cheapness, whereas 雑 suggests carelessness or lack of polish.
粗末 suggests treating something as worthless or shabby, often with wastefulness, whereas ぞんざい describes the careless or rude way of handling or speaking.
粗末 describes something as crude, cheap, or poorly made (often objects or food), while 見すぼらしい specifically describes a shabby, unkempt visual impression.
Opposites 立派 means splendid or fine, the direct opposite of 粗末's meaning of shabby or poor-quality.
綺羅 describes gorgeous, splendid attire, while 粗末 describes plain, shabby or poor-quality clothing—its direct opposite in feel.
Written forms 粗そ 末まつ Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
そまつ Usage 6%
ソマツ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 粗 (rough, coarse) and 末 (end, trivial). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys something of low quality or insignificance.
