JLPT N3 · Noun

粗 (ara)

粗 (あら, ara) is a Japanese noun meaning “remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
あら
Romaji
ara
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting) · noun · usually written in kana · usu. アラ
  2. flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect · noun · usually written in kana
  3. rice chaff · noun
  4. rough · prefix
  5. crude; raw; natural; wild · prefix

Example sentences

他人のあらばかり探す嫌な人である。
He is a very irritating critic of others.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 粗

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 粗.

Source: JMdict entry 1586730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.