杜撰(ずさん)

ずさん
na-adjective
sloppy; careless; slipshod; haphazard
1. sloppy; careless; slipshod; haphazard
Lacking care, thoroughness, or proper attention to detail; done carelessly or negligently.
杜撰(ずさん)な管理(かんり)が問題(もんだい)を引(ひ)き起(お)こした。
Sloppy management caused the problem.
会計(かいけい)の処理(しょり)が杜撰(ずさん)だと指摘(してき)された。
It was pointed out that the accounting practices were sloppy.
杜撰(ずさん)な工事(こうじ)が建物(たてもの)の倒壊(とうかい)につながった。
Shoddy construction led to the building's collapse.

杜撰(ずさん) describes careless, sloppy work or management.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Chinese: 杜(と)撰(せん) referred to a Chinese writer Du Mo whose historical writings contained many errors, leading to the word meaning "careless/inaccurate."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 杜撰(ずさん)な管理(かんり): sloppy management
  • 杜撰(ずさん)な経理(けいり): careless accounting
  • 杜撰(ずさん)な工事(こうじ): shoddy construction
  • 杜撰(ずさん)な対応(たいおう): slipshod response

USAGE:
Often appears in news reporting about scandals, accidents, or institutional failures.

OPPOSITE:

  • 周到(しゅうとう): meticulous, thorough
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Added 2026.1.31 11:21
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