凸凹(でこぼこ)

でこぼこ
noun
unevenness, bumpiness
informal
1. unevenness, bumpiness, rough surface
An irregular surface with bumps and depressions.
道(みち)が凸凹(でこぼこ)で歩(ある)きにくい。
The road is bumpy and hard to walk on.
表面(ひょうめん)の凸凹(でこぼこ)を直(なお)す。
I fix the unevenness of the surface.
雨(あめ)で道路(どうろ)が凸凹(でこぼこ)になって、自転車(じてんしゃ)で走(はし)りにくい。
The road became bumpy from the rain, making it hard to ride a bicycle.
2. mismatched pair
Two things or people that are very different from each other.
凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビで面白(おもしろ)い。
They're an odd couple and funny.
背(せ)の高(たか)い人(ひと)と低(ひく)い人(ひと)の凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビが人気(にんき)だ。
The mismatched pair of a tall person and a short person is popular.
性格(せいかく)が正反対(せいはんたい)の二人(ふたり)だが、凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビとして息(いき)が合(あ)っている。
Their personalities are polar opposites, but they work well together as an odd couple.

凸凹(でこぼこ) describes uneven surfaces or mismatched pairs.

Common expressions

Writing

Also commonly written in hiragana (でこぼこ). The kanji 凸凹 visually represent the bumps (凸) and dips (凹).

Related words

Related Words

Related: がたがた (rattling, rough)
Related: 平(たい)ら (flat, even)
Compare: ざらざら (rough)
Compare: ギザギザ (jagged, serrated)
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Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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