粗暴

Reading

Kana: そぼう

Romaji: sobou

Definition

adj-na

noun

1

wild; rude; violent; hard

Kanji

粗

Readings: ソ、 あら.い、 あら-

Meanings: coarse, rough, rugged

暴

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる

Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

Example Sentences

デニスには粗暴(そぼう)なところがない。

➥Dennis doesn't have rough manners.

彼(かれ)は粗暴(そぼう)に見(み)えるが、根(ね)は大変(たいへん)やさしい。

➥He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.