1.
unevenness, bumpiness, rough surface
An irregular surface with bumps and depressions.
道が凸凹で歩きにくい。
The road is bumpy and hard to walk on.
表面の凸凹を直す。
I fix the unevenness of the surface.
雨で道路が凸凹になって、自転車で走りにくい。
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.
凸凹コンビで面白い。
They're an odd couple and funny.
背の高い人と低い人の凸凹コンビが人気だ。
The mismatched pair of a tall person and a short person is popular.
性格が正反対の二人だが、凸凹コンビとして息が合っている。
Their personalities are polar opposites, but they work well together as an odd couple.
凸凹 describes uneven surfaces or mismatched pairs.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 凸凹した道: bumpy road
- 凸凹コンビ: mismatched pair, odd couple
- 凸凹がある: to have bumps
WRITING NOTE:
Also commonly written in hiragana (でこぼこ). The kanji 凸凹 visually represent the bumps (凸) and dips (凹).
RELATED WORDS:
- ガタガタ: rattling, rough
- 平ら: flat, even
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