Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 粗暴(そぼう) in Japanese

粗暴
Kana Reading
そぼう
Romaji
sobō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    wild; rude; violent; hard
    Example sentence
    彼は粗暴に見えるが、根は大変やさしい。 He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.

Examples of 粗暴, そぼう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

粗 JLPT 1

11 strokes

coarse, rough, rugged

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi: あら.い, あら-

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暴 JLPT 2

15 strokes

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

On'Yomi: ボウ, バク

Kun'Yomi: あば.く, あば.れる

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