Rough, crude, or sloppy; not done carefully. Implies carelessness or lack of refinement.
彼の仕事はいつも雑でミスが多い。
His work is always sloppy and has many mistakes.
雑に扱うと壊れる可能性があるから注意して扱ってください。
Be careful; if you handle it roughly it may break.
そんな雑な説明では誰も理解できない。
No one can understand such a poor explanation.
As a prefix meaning miscellaneous or mixed; denotes a variety of things or items that don't fit a single category (e.g., 雑学, 雑貨).
『雑』という漢字は雑誌、雑貨、雑学などの語で使われる。
The kanji '雑' is used in words like 雑誌 (magazine), 雑貨 (general goods), 雑学 (miscellaneous knowledge).
机の上には雑多な書類が山積みになっている。
A miscellaneous pile of documents is stacked on the desk.