荒あらっぽい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

荒っぽい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	荒あらっぽい	荒あらっぽくない
Polite	荒あらっぽいです	荒あらっぽくないですalso 荒あらっぽくありません
Past polite	荒あらっぽかったです	荒あらっぽくなかったですalso 荒あらっぽくありませんでした
Past	荒あらっぽかった	荒あらっぽくなかった
Te-form	荒あらっぽくて	荒あらっぽくなくて
Adverbial	荒あらっぽく
Conditional	荒あらっぽければ	荒あらっぽくなければ
Tara conditional	荒あらっぽかったら	荒あらっぽくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rude

Describes a person's behavior, temperament, or actions as aggressive, rough, or lacking restraint. Often used for roughhousing, violent conduct, or a coarse manner of speaking.

彼かれは口くちは荒あらっぽいが、本ほん当とうは優やさしい。
He has a rough way of speaking, but he's actually kind.
子こ供どもたちが荒あらっぽく遊あそんでいて、すぐに喧けん嘩かになった。
The kids were playing roughly and soon got into a fight.

i-adjective

rough; crude; coarse; careless

Describes work, craftsmanship, or handling as rough, crude, or lacking finesse. Implies a lack of care or refinement in the result.

この家か具ぐは作つくりが荒あらっぽい。
This furniture is crudely made.
荷に物もつを荒あらっぽく扱あつかわないでください。
Please don't handle the luggage roughly.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の言こと葉ば遣づかいが荒あらっぽいsomeone's way of speaking is rough or rude
彼かれの言こと葉ば遣づかいは荒あらっぽいが、根ねは優やさしい人ひとだ。
His way of speaking is rough, but he's kind at heart.
荒あらっぽい運うん転てんrough, reckless driving
彼かれは荒あらっぽい運うん転てんで有ゆう名めいだ。
He is known for his rough driving.
〈物もの〉を荒あらっぽく扱あつかうto handle something roughly
新あたらしい機き械かいを荒あらっぽく扱あつかうと壊こわれてしまう。
If you handle the new machine roughly, it will break.
荒あらっぽい仕し事ごとcrude, careless work
この仕し事ごとは荒あらっぽいので、もっと丁てい寧ねいにやり直なおしてください。
This work is crude, so please redo it more carefully.
荒あらっぽい性せい格かくa rough, hot-tempered personality
彼かれは荒あらっぽい性せい格かくだが、友とも達だちには優やさしい。
He has a rough temperament, but he's kind to his friends.

Kanji

荒laid waste, rough, rude
粗coarse, rough, rugged

Related words

乱らん暴ぼうN3sense 1
乱暴 is a noun/adjectival-noun for violent or reckless conduct, often more serious or forceful than the adjective 荒っぽい.
がさつ sense 1
がさつ describes someone as blunt, coarse and inattentive to others' feelings, while 荒っぽい focuses more on rough behavior or manner itself.
粗そ雑ざつ sense 2
粗雑 emphasizes sloppy, careless work or reasoning, whereas 荒っぽい can describe both crude work and a rough personal manner.
手て荒あらい sense 1
手荒い specifically describes rough physical handling of people or objects, a narrower sense than the broader 荒っぽい.

Opposites

丁てい寧ねいN4sense 2
丁寧 means careful and polite, the opposite of 荒っぽい's carelessness or roughness in both manner and workmanship.
優やさしいN5sense 1
優しい describes gentle, kind behavior, contrasting with the rough, aggressive manner described by 荒っぽい.

Don't confuse with

荒あらいN2
荒い describes something physically rough or violent (rough seas, rough breathing), while 荒っぽい describes a person's manner or the crudeness of their work.
粗あらいN2sense 2
粗い describes coarse texture or granularity (like coarse sand), while 荒っぽい describes rough behavior or crude workmanship.

Written forms

荒あらっぽいUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あらっぽいUsage5%
粗あらっぽい
Alternate kanji spelling, emphasizing coarseness or roughness of quality; less common than 荒っぽい.

Etymology

Formed from the stem of the adjective 荒い (あらい, 'rough, wild') + the suffix っぽい (-ppoi, '-ish, tending to'), which adds a sense of 'having the quality of' or 'prone to'. The kanji 荒 suggests wildness or roughness, while 粗 emphasizes coarseness.