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大雑把

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
ざつ > ざっ
Grade: 5
(ateji)
は > ぱ
Grade: S
(ateji)
kun'yomi kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spellings
大雜把 (kyūjitai)
大ざっぱ

Etymology

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First attested in the late Edo period.[1]

Possibly from (ō-, big, great, large) +‎ 薪雑把 (makizappa, chopped or cut wood). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(おお)(ざっ)() (ōzappaおほざつぱ (ofozatupa)?-na (adnominal (おお)(ざっ)() (ōzappa na), adverbial (おお)(ざっ)() (ōzappa ni))

  1. rough, approximate
    Synonym: 大まか (ōmaka)
    (おお)(ざっ)()にいうとōzappa ni iu toroughly speaking
  2. (by extension) careless, not paying attention to the finer details

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN