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On'yomi
SO
Kun'yomi
あら.い・あら-
arai / ara

coarse · rough · rugged

Details

Strokes11
Frequency#1689
Radicalrice(6)

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Component Breakdown

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rice + 且

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of rice and moreover. Rice being rough.

Symbolism

Crude, rough, coarse. Represents roughness.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

粗製乱造

そせいらんぞう

mass production of inferior goods; mass production of inferior goods

粗衣粗食

そいそしょく

simple life; frugal life; simple life

Proverbs & Idioms

粗相をする

そそうをする

To make a blunder

To commit a mistake or mishap