Vocabulary

What does ざっと (zatto) mean?

ざっと means roughly, briefly.

Quick facts
Readingざっと
Romajizatto
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ざっと
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzatto

roughly, briefly

  1. 1adverb roughly; approximately; round about
  2. 2adverb cursorily; briefly; quickly

Example sentences

  • I skimmed through the materials.

  • The number of people is roughly a hundred or so.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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