Word details

ずさん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ずさん.

Dictionary

Entry

さん杜撰ずざんNounFreq #34524
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

careless; sloppy; faulty

Examples
トニーは人を雇い、もっと客を掴み、仕事をより早くずさんにやれば、もっと金もうけができると思ったのだ。
Tony realized that if he hired another crew, got more customers and did the job quicker and sloppier, he could make more money.
2

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

woods, grove

7 strokesFrequency 2,062JLPT N1Grade 9

On

トウ

Kun

もりふさ.ぐやまなし

composing, editing, compiling, selecting

15 strokesGrade 9

On

サンセン

Kun

せん.するえら.むえら.ぶ

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