Vocab Info

N2 Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb, Intransitive verb

凸凹(でこぼこ)unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness

    2. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference

      Only applies to でこぼこ

    All Forms

    凸凹 【でこぼこ】凸凹 【とつおう】凸凹 【だくぼく】

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    Examples

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      凸凹(でこぼこ)した(みち)(ころ)びました。

      I tripped on the bumpy road. {unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality}

      • N2

      社長(しゃちょう):「給与(きゅうよ)凸凹(でこぼこ)をならしましょう!」

      President: 'Let's smooth out the salary discrepancies!' {unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality}

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      体育(たいいく)先生(せんせい):「砂場(すなば)凸凹(でこぼこ)しているのでならしましょう。」

      Physical Education Teacher: 'The sandbox is uneven, so let's level it.' {unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality}

      • N2

      (つき)表面(ひょうめん)はゴルフボールの表面(ひょうめん)のように凸凹(でこぼこ)しているのだとか。

      It is said that the surface of the moon is uneven like the surface of a golf ball. {unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality}

      • N2

      もう成人(せいじん)したのに(いま)だに思春(ししゅん)()(とき)出来(でき)たニキビで(はだ)凸凹(でこぼこ)している。

      Even though I'm already an adult, my skin is still bumpy from the acne I had during puberty. {unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, inequality}

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