Vocabulary

What does 粗 (あら, ara) mean?

粗 (あら, ara) means flaw, fault.

Quick facts
Readingあら
Romajiara
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
あら
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkara

flaw, fault

Example sentences

  • This plan still has a lot of rough edges.

  • It's not good to just keep looking for others' faults.

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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.

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