# 粗 — coarse; rough

粗 means “coarse; rough”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ソ (so). Kun'yomi: あら(い) (arai). You'll see it in words such as 粗い (arai, “coarse; rough”).

- Meaning: coarse; rough
- On'yomi: ソ (so)
- Kun'yomi: あら(い) (arai)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 6

## How to remember 粗

Parts: 米 rice · 且 moreover

## Words with 粗

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 粗い | あらい (arai) | coarse; rough |

## Don't confuse it with

[査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [祖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ancestor/) · [狙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aim-at/)

## More in the “Qualities 6” set

[痴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silly/) · [凶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ill-fated/) · [粗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coarse/) · [寧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/courteous/) · [凡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commonplace/) · [弊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bad-habit/) · [窮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/destitute/) · [麗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lovely/) · [臭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stinking/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coarse/. Last updated 2026-11-01.