あら
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Meanings
Noun
1. remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting) (Usually kana, usu. アラ)
2. flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect (Usually kana)
3. rice chaff
Prefix
4. rough
5. crude; raw; natural; wild
Other spellings
粗あら
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あら
Used in vocabulary
荒あら削けずり
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
Na-adjective
粗あら利り益えき
gross profit; gross margin
Noun
粗あら造づくり
rough-hewn; rough work
Noun
粗あら塗ぬり
(rough) undercoat (of paint, plaster, etc.); first coat
Noun
粗あら利り率りつ
gross margin ratio
Noun
粗あら研とぎ
sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening
Noun
粗あら切ぎり
rough cut
Noun
Examples5
He is a very irritating critic of others.
She is always finding fault with others.
He is always finding fault with other people.
He is always finding fault with others.
He is quick to find fault with the student's penmanship.