Vocabulary

What does 無茶 (むちゃ, mucha) mean?

無茶 (むちゃ, mucha) means unreasonable, reckless, excessive.

Quick facts
Readingむちゃ
Romajimucha
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
むちゃ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmucha

unreasonable, reckless, excessive

  1. 1na-adjective · noun absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous
  2. 2na-adjective · noun rash; reckless
  3. 3na-adjective · noun excessive; immoderate; extreme
  4. 4adverb very; extremely; excessively

Example sentences

  • I overdid it and ruined my health.

  • I cannot fulfill such an unreasonable demand.

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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.

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