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JLPT N3 · Describing things

粗い

あらい

coarse; rough

Stroke order of 粗い

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

粗 · 11 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Rice 米 grains piled up on top of each other make a coarse, rough texture.

Parts: 粗 coarse (米 rice + 且 pile up) + い kana

The characters in 粗い

  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

この砂は粒が粗いです。

このすなはつぶがあらいです。

The grains of this sand are coarse.

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