Vocabulary

What does 無茶苦茶 (むちゃくちゃ, muchakucha) mean?

無茶苦茶 (むちゃくちゃ, muchakucha) means chaotic, messy; absurd, outrageous.

Quick facts
Readingむちゃくちゃ
Romajimuchakucha
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
むちゃくちゃ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmuchakucha

chaotic, messy; absurd, outrageous

  1. 1na-adjective nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd
  2. 2na-adjective awfully; extremely; to excess
  3. 3noun · na-adjective disorder; confusion; being jumbled
  4. 4adverb very; extremely; excessively

Example sentences

  • The room is in total disarray.

  • His explanation is a jumbled mess and incomprehensible.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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