おざなり

お

ざ

な

り

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

perfunctory; makeshift; slapdash; half-hearted

usually written using kana alone

Describes doing something in a superficial, careless, or merely going-through-the-motions way, without proper effort or sincerity. Often used for work, responses, or arrangements that are done just to get by.

彼かれのおざなりな返へん事じにがっかりした。
I was disappointed by his perfunctory reply.
おざなりな計けい画かくでは成せい功こうしない。
A slapdash plan won't succeed.
会かい議ぎでおざなりな説せつ明めいしかしなかった。
He only gave a half-hearted explanation at the meeting.

Written forms

おざなりUsage85%
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms お座なり, 御座なり, and お座成り exist but are less common.
お座ざなりUsage13%
Kanji form using 座 (seat/sitting) and なり (form/state). Less common than kana.
お座ざ成なりUsage1%
Variant kanji form using 成 (become). Rarely used.
御お座ざ成なりUsage1%
search-only kanji form
御お座ざなり
Kanji form with honorific 御. Rarely used.

Kanji

座squat, seat, cushion
成turn into, become, get
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Similar words

いい加か減げん
いい加減 implies irresponsibility or lack of thoroughness, often with a negative moral judgment. おざなり focuses more on superficiality and lack of genuine effort, without necessarily implying irresponsibility.
ぞんざい
ぞんざい means rough, crude, or careless in manner or handling. おざなり is more about doing the bare minimum without real engagement, while ぞんざい suggests a rougher, more negligent attitude.

Etymology

Derived from お座 (oza, 'seat' or 'sitting') + なり (nari, 'form' or 'state'), originally referring to a makeshift or temporary arrangement during a tea ceremony or gathering. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term came to mean something done in a perfunctory or superficial manner.

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

perfunctory; makeshift; slapdash; half-hearted

usually written using kana alone

彼かれのおざなりな返へん事じにがっかりした。
I was disappointed by his perfunctory reply.
おざなりな計けい画かくでは成せい功こうしない。
A slapdash plan won't succeed.
会かい議ぎでおざなりな説せつ明めいしかしなかった。
He only gave a half-hearted explanation at the meeting.

Written forms

おざなりUsage85%

Usually written in kana. The kanji forms お座なり, 御座なり, and お座成り exist but are less common.

お座ざなりUsage13%

Kanji form using 座 (seat/sitting) and なり (form/state). Less common than kana.

お座ざ成なりUsage1%

Variant kanji form using 成 (become). Rarely used.

御お座ざ成なりUsage1%

search-only kanji form

御お座ざなり

Kanji form with honorific 御. Rarely used.

Similar words

いい加か減げん

いい加減 implies irresponsibility or lack of thoroughness, often with a negative moral judgment. おざなり focuses more on superficiality and lack of genuine effort, without necessarily implying irresponsibility.

ぞんざい

ぞんざい means rough, crude, or careless in manner or handling. おざなり is more about doing the bare minimum without real engagement, while ぞんざい suggests a rougher, more negligent attitude.

Etymology