Illustration: In an apartment living room, a man proudly gestures toward a newly assembled small shelving unit while putting away his screwdriver. One shelf tilts sharply, a side panel faces backward, and several necessary screws remain scattered beside an unopened bag of fittings.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ずさん

zusan

careless, sloppy

Example sentences

  1. この訳やくはずさんだな。

    This translation is inaccurate.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トニーは人ひとを雇やとい、もっと客きゃくを掴つかみ、仕事しごとをより早はやくずさんにやれば、もっと金かねもうけができると思おもったのだ。

    Tony realized that if he hired another crew, got more customers and did the job quicker and sloppier, he could make more money.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 会計かいけいがずさんで、毎月数字まいつきすうじが合あわない。

    The bookkeeping is sloppy, and the figures don’t add up each month.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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