crude manufacturing; shoddy production
Refers to the act of making something in a rough, low-quality, or careless manner. Often used in compounds like 粗製乱造 (そせいらんぞう, 'mass production of inferior goods').
粗製乱造は市場の信頼を損なう。
Shoddy mass production damages market trust.
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This product broke quickly because of its crude manufacture.
粗製 describes something made crudely or carelessly, the opposite of the careful purification or meticulous manufacture implied by 精製.
inferior goods; crude products
mass production of inferior goods; shoddy overproduction
Compound of 粗 (そ, 'coarse' or 'rough') and 製 (せい, 'manufacture' or 'make'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination straightforwardly conveys 'crude production'.