Somatsu

JLPT N3

粗末 (Somatsu) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “crude, rough, plain, humble”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nouncrude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality

Examples

  • Don't handle these tools roughly.

  • His diet was abstemious.

  • Mine is an apology for a car.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 粗末

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