杜撰(ずさん)

ずさん
na-adjective
sloppy; careless; slipshod; haphazard
evaluation
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.

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Usage

  • A news-report word for institutional failures behind scandals and accidents: poor record keeping, safety checks skipped, data mishandled.

Etymology

  • Traditionally explained by the Song-dynasty poet Du Mo (杜(と)), whose poems (撰(せん), compositions) often broke the rules of prosody.

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Related Words

Antonym: 周到(しゅうとう) (thorough, meticulous)
Compare: いい加減(かげん) (careless, irresponsible)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:21 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:54
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