杜撰

ずさん
Frequency:
1

Careless or sloppy — lacking attention, with many mistakes or faults (often read ずさん).

Na-AdjectiveNounUsually Kana

Examples

この報告書は杜撰で、数字の間違いが多い。

This report is sloppy and has many numerical errors.

杜撰な計画ではプロジェクトは成功しない。

A careless plan won't lead to a successful project.

締め切り前の杜撰な作業が原因でトラブルが起きた。

Trouble arose because of sloppy work done before the deadline.

2

As a noun-like use: work or a piece of writing that relies on unreliable sources or contains many errors; often seen as '杜撰な〜'.

Noun

Examples

あの記事は杜撰で、出典もはっきりしていない。

That article is unreliable and its sources are unclear.

杜撰な資料に基づいた論文は評価されない。

A paper based on unreliable materials will not be well regarded.