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拙速

せっそく

N1hasty · slapdash

Examples

拙速な判断を避けるため、結論を翌日に持ち越した。

計画を拙速に進めれば、見落としが増える。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 拙速(せっそく) describes work done quickly but roughly or with inadequate care.
  • Basic usage: It can criticize a decision made without enough consideration, as in 拙速な判断.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Not speed alone
    • Unlike 迅速, which emphasizes prompt action, 拙速 includes an element of rough or inadequate execution.
  • Modifier forms
    • Use 拙速な with a noun and 拙速に with a verb. 拙速に進める describes a slapdash way of moving something forward.

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