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粗末

Reading

Kana: そまつ
Romaji: somatsu
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Definition

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

See also: お粗末

Kanji

Readings: ソ、 あら.い、 あら-
Meanings: coarse, rough, rugged
Readings: マツ、 バツ、 すえ
Meanings: end, close, tip, powder, posterity

Example Sentences

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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(わたし)(くるま)はとてもお粗末(そまつ)(もの)です。
➥Mine is an apology for a car.
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どんなにそまつでも、()()一番(いちばん)だ。
➥Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
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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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彼女(かのじょ)歌手(かしゅ)といってもお粗末(そまつ)なものだ。
➥She is a poor excuse for a singer.
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もうこれからは(おれ)粗末(そまつ)には(あつか)えないぞ。
➥You can't kick me around any more.
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