Illustration: In a Japanese apartment kitchen, a relaxed home cook divides a rolled omelet into several pieces with quick, broad cuts. The resulting portions are generally suitable for lunch boxes but vary noticeably in width. The cook casually transfers them into compartments without trying to match their sizes.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

大おおざっぱ

oozappa

rough, approximate

Example sentences

  1. あの人ひとって大おおざっぱな性格せいかくだからね。

    He’s the type who doesn’t worry about details.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 大雑把おおざっぱに言いえば、バスには３０名めいほどの人達ひとたちがいました。

    Roughly speaking, there were about 30 people in the bus.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. おおざっぱに言いうと、英国えいこくの季節きせつも日本にっぽんのものとほとんど同おなじだ。

    Roughly speaking, the seasons in England correspond with those in Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 大

  • 大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい

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