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大ざっぱ[おおざっぱ] (oozappa)

rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy

  • JLPT N1
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  • #28008 most frequent

Meaning

大ざっぱ (おおざっぱ, oozappa) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

大おおざっぱでいいから教おしえて

Tell me roughly about it.

あの人ひとって大おおざっぱな性格せいかくだからね。

He's the type who doesn't worry about details.

大ざっぱに言えば20キログラムはある.

It weighs 20 kg, roughly speaking.

例外だらけのごく大ざっぱな一般化(論)である。

These are sweeping generalizations:there are many exceptions.

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