ぞんざい

rude, careless, slovenly

AdjectiveJLPT N1

What does ぞんざい mean?

ぞんざい is a Japanese adjective meaning rude, careless, slovenly in English. It is written as ぞんざい in hiragana, and zonzai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その警官は私に対してかなりぞんざいだった。

The policeman was rather abrupt with me.