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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: あら
Romaji: ara
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Definitions

1

leftovers (after filleting a fish)

2

rice chaff

3

flaw (esp. of a person)

4

rough; roughly

5

crude; raw; natural; wild

Kanji

Readings: ソ、 あら.い、 あら-
Meanings: coarse, rough, rugged
Readings: コウ、 あら.い、 あら-、 あ.れる、 あ.らす、 -あ.らし、 すさ.む
Meanings: laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Example Sentences

(かれ)態度(たいど)粗野(そや)だ。
➥He is coarse in manner.
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(かれ)粗衣(そい)をまとっていた。
➥He is content with the simple life.
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その物体(ぶったい)表面(ひょうめん)はかなり(あら)い。
➥The surface of the object is fairly rough.
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道具(どうぐ)粗末(そまつ)使(つか)うな。
➥Don't handle these tools roughly.
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あの長髪(ちょうはつ)青年(せいねん)粗野(そや)だ。
➥That long-haired youth is rude.
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(かれ)()べるものは粗末(そまつ)だった。
➥His diet was abstemious.
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