Japanese symbol for “senseless”
滅茶苦茶
めちゃくちゃ
Romaji: mechakucha
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous
In Japanese, senseless is 滅茶苦茶, read めちゃくちゃ (mechakucha).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent
- adj-na, n extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
- adj-na, n disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy
- adv incredibly; really; so; super
Written forms: 滅茶苦茶、目茶苦茶. Readings: めちゃくちゃ、メチャクチャ、めっちゃくちゃ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “senseless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ muchakucha | awfully; extremely; to excess |
| 由なき | よしなき yoshinaki | meaningless; senseless; absurd |
| 無茶無茶 | むちゃむちゃ muchamucha | awfully; extremely; to excess |
| 破茶滅茶 | はちゃめちゃ hachamecha | extreme; senseless; reckless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう metsubou | downfall; ruin; collapse |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ bokumetsu | eradication; extermination; destruction |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ zenmetsu | total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation |
| 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 “senseless”.
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.
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