Meaning of 雑(ざつ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 雑 JLPT 1

Kana Reading ざつ

Romaji zatsu

Examples of 雑, ざつ in a sentence

彼は仕事が雑だ。

He is careless and untidy in his work.
彼、一気呵成に書き上げたと言ってたけど、この提案書、少し雑だね。

He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.
お客が雑な作りのスタンドに座って靴を磨いてもらっている。

A customer is having his shoes shined on a slapped-together stand.

雑 JLPT 3

14 strokes

miscellaneous

On'Yomi: ザツ, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: まじ.える, まじ.る

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