JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 粗: "coarse, rough, rugged"
The kanji 粗 means "coarse, rough, rugged". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソ in on'yomi and あら.い, あら- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あら.いあら-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | coarse, rough, rugged |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1689 of 2,501 |
Common words with 粗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 粗々roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
- 粗末crude; rough; plain; humble · careless; disrespectful; without proper care
- 粗方mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part · roughly; approximately; about
- 粗相carelessness; careless mistake; blunder · wetting oneself; soiling oneself
- 粗いcoarse; rough
- お粗末poor; lame; ill-prepared
- 粗野rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
- 粗暴rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
- 粗雑coarse; rough; crude
- 粗末にするto treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to treat without respect · to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
- 粗筋outline; summary; argument
- 粗悪coarse; crude; inferior
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