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粗探し (あらさがし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
fault-finding ; nitpicking ; being picky
Refers to the act of looking for flaws or mistakes, often in a critical or overly meticulous way. Can be used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb.
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Instead of nitpicking, let's find the good points.
Written forms 粗あら 探さが し Usage 8%
Standard kanji spelling using 粗 (flaw) and 探し (searching).
あら 探さが し Usage 46%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; あら is often written in kana.
あら 捜さが し Usage 23%
Variant using 捜し (searching); less common than 探し.
アラ 探さが し Usage 10%
Katakana spelling of あら, sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.
あらさがし Usage 8%
粗あら 捜さが し Usage 4%
Rare kanji variant; 粗探し is preferred.
Kanji 捜 search, look for, locate Similar words 欠けっ 点てん 探さが し Similar meaning, but 欠点探し explicitly refers to searching for defects or shortcomings, while 粗探し can also imply a more general critical attitude.
重じゅう 箱ばこ の 隅すみ をつつく Idiomatic expression meaning 'to nitpick' or 'to split hairs'; more vivid and colloquial than 粗探し.
Etymology Compound of 粗 (あら, flaw, defect) and 探し (さがし, searching), the noun form of 探す (さがす, to search).
