粗末

• 読み: そまつ
• ローマ字: somatsu
• 漢字の分解: 粗 (so) — rough, coarse; 末 (matsu) — end, tip
• 発音: /so.ma.t͡sɯ/

意味

Humble; crude; poor quality. Describes something simple, rough, or inadequately made.

A na-adjective with two overlapping uses. It describes low quality or crudeness: 粗末な食事 (a humble meal), 粗末な家 (a shabby house). It also appears in the set phrase 粗末にする (to treat carelessly/waste): 食べ物を粗末にしてはいけない (you must not waste food). In humble speech, speakers may describe their own offerings as 粗末 to show modesty.

例文

1. 食べ物を粗末にしてはいけません。
2. 粗末な小屋だが、雨はしのげる。
3. 粗末なものですが、どうぞお召し上がりください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, humble speech, morals

トーン: modest

起源と歴史

Compound of 粗 (so, rough/coarse) and 末 (matsu, end/tip). Together, 'rough at the edges' — something lacking refinement or care.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal