Japanese symbol for “inconsistent”
支離滅裂
しりめつれつ
Romaji: shirimetsuretsu
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly
In Japanese, inconsistent is 支離滅裂, read しりめつれつ (shirimetsuretsu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inconsistent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不徹底 | ふてってい futettei | inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing |
| 不合理 | ふごうり fugouri | irrational; illogical; unreasonable |
| しどろもどろ | しどろもどろ shidoromodoro | confused; disordered; faltered |
| ちぐはぐ | ちぐはぐ chiguhagu | inconsistent; incoherent; confused |
| 雑駁 | ざっぱく zappaku | confused; inconsistent; incoherent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支援 | しえん shien | support; backing; aid |
| 支持 | しじ shiji | support; backing; endorsement |
| 支配 | しはい shihai | rule; domination; control |
| 支店 | してん shiten | branch office; branch store |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
| 距離 | きょり kyori | distance; range; interval |
| 離婚 | りこん rikon | divorce |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ bunretsu | split; division; break up |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inconsistent”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.