Word Meaning 大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ oozappa

大ざっぱ is read as おおざっぱ (oozappa) and means careless (e.g. work).

Meaning

English

  1. careless (e.g. work)
  2. sloppy
  3. crude
  4. rough (estimate, summary, etc.)
  5. broad
  6. general
  7. sweeping
  8. loose

Reading

Kana

おおざっぱ

Romaji

oozappa

Writing Variants

  • 大雑把 おおざっぱ oozappa

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 1351 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大人

おとな

adult

大金

おおがね

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大いに

おおいに

very

大気

たいき

atmosphere

大半

たいはん

majority

大きい

おおきい

loud

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

大雨

おおあめ

heavy rain

大まか

おおまか

generous

Example Sentences

1

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