Japanese symbol for “nonsensical”
無茶苦茶
むちゃくちゃ
Romaji: muchakucha
nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic
In Japanese, nonsensical is 無茶苦茶, read むちゃくちゃ (muchakucha).
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Meanings
- adj-na nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic
- adj-na awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
- adj-na, n disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up
- adv very; extremely; excessively
Written forms: 無茶苦茶. Readings: むちゃくちゃ、ムチャクチャ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nonsensical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滅茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ mechakucha | absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical |
| 荒唐無稽 | こうとうむけい koutoumukei | absurd; nonsensical; preposterous |
| 馬鹿馬鹿しい | ばかばかしい bakabakashii | absurd; ridiculous; silly |
| 支離滅裂 | しりめつれつ shirimetsuretsu | incoherent; inconsistent; illogical |
| 笑止 | しょうし shoushi | laughable; ridiculous; pitiful |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| お茶 | おちゃ ocha | tea (esp. green or barley) |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ koucha | black tea |
| 苦手 | にがて nigate | poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん chawan | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nonsensical”.
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