粗

How to remember it

Picture coarse, rough grains — anything あら lacks fine refinement.

Example sentences

• この製品には粗が多い。

  このせいひんにはあらがおおい。

  This product has many flaws.

• 彼の仕事には粗が目立つ。

  かれのしごとにはあらがめだつ。

  The flaws in his work stand out.

Usage

Often in 粗が目立つ "flaws stand out"; carries a sense of coarseness.

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