雑 (ざつ) Japanese meaning

雑 (ざつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

雑miscellaneous

Related words· 7

大おおざっぱN2sense 1
大雑把 describes a broad, rough-and-ready approach that ignores fine detail, while 雑 more directly criticizes the sloppiness or low quality of the result.
雑ざっ多た sense 2
雑多 stresses a chaotic mixture of many different kinds of things, while 雑 as 'miscellaneous' is a milder, more neutral modifier for mixed or sundry items.
粗そ末まつN3sense 1
粗末 means shabby or poor quality, often implying cheapness, whereas 雑 suggests carelessness or lack of polish.
乱らん雑ざつN1sense 1
乱雑 emphasizes disorder and clutter, while 雑 alone focuses on roughness or lack of refinement.

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いい加か減げんN2
雑 is a plain adjective for rough or sloppy work, while いい加減 also covers vague plans, halfhearted attitudes, and the 'enough already' complaint.
ぞんざいN1
雑 describes work or actions that are coarse or sloppy in execution, while ぞんざい can also carry a stronger sense of rudeness toward people.
ずさんN1
雑 is a plain, everyday word for something done roughly, while 杜撰 is a stronger, more formal criticism of negligent, error-ridden work.

Opposites

丁てい寧ねいN4sense 1
丁寧 describes careful, attentive work or manners, the opposite of 雑's carelessness and sloppiness.

Don't confuse with

雑ざつ然ぜん sense 1
雑然 (usually as 雑然として) describes a scene or state of being messy and disorderly, while 雑 describes the low-quality or careless manner in which something is done.

Word family· 87

雑ざっ誌しN5
magazine; journal; periodical
複ふく雑ざつN4
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
雑ざつ談だんN1
chat; idle talk; small talk

Written forms

雑ざつUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
ザツUsage2%

Etymology

The kanji 雑 originally meant 'mixed' or 'various', and the Japanese reading ざつ derives from Middle Chinese. The adjectival sense 'rough' developed from the idea of something being a mixture of elements, hence not refined.

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