大ざっぱ (おおざっぱ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

大ざっぱ (おおざっぱ) means rough / broad / imprecise.

See example sentences below.

大ざっぱ at a glance

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱoozappa

N1adj

rough / broad / imprecise

大ざっぱおおざっぱoozappaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rough / broad / imprecise

Example 1

彼の説明はいつも大ざっぱだ。

Translation

His explanations are always rough.

Example 2

大ざっぱに計算してみよう。

Translation

Let's calculate it roughly.