粗末そまつ (somatsu)

crude,rough,plain,humble

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 1
  • #17199 most frequent

Meaning

粗末 (そまつ, somatsu) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “crude,rough,plain,humble”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

その 子こは 粗末そまつな 服ふくを 着きていました

The child was wearing tattered clothes.

道具どうぐを 粗末そまつに 使つかうな。

Don't handle these tools roughly.

彼かれの 食たべるものは 粗末そまつだった。

What he ate was very simple and humble.

私わたしの 車くるまはとてもお 粗末そまつな 物ものです。

Mine is an apology for a car.