雑 (Zatsu) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “rough, crude, sloppy, messy”.
Meanings
- na-adjectiverough; crude; sloppy; messy
- noun prefix, adjectival noun, nounmiscellaneous
Examples
彼は仕事が雑だ。
He is careless and untidy in his work.
お客が雑な作りのスタンドに座って靴を磨いてもらっている。
A customer is having his shoes shined on a slapped-together stand.
彼、一気呵成に書き上げたと言ってたけど、この提案書、少し雑だね。
He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).