ぐちゃぐちゃ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
グチャグチャ

Etymology

Ideophonic; compare めちゃめちゃ (mechamecha, “disorderly”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐちゃぐちゃ [gúꜜchàgùchà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ぐちゃぐちゃ [gùchágúchá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟t͡ɕa̠ɡɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]

Adjective

ぐちゃぐちゃ or グチャグチャ • (guchagucha) -na (adnominal ぐちゃぐちゃな (guchagucha na), adverbial ぐちゃぐちゃに (guchagucha ni))

1. in a disordered state, untidy, sloppy, messy

   ぐちゃぐちゃな道(どう)路(ろ)にわだちができた

   guchagucha na dōro ni wadachi ga dekita

   a bad road rutted with tire tracks

   ぐちゃぐちゃな生(せい)活(かつ)を立(た)て直(なお)したい。

   Guchagucha na seikatsu o tate naoshitai.

   I want to reform my messed up life.

2. wet, soggy

Adverb

ぐちゃぐちゃ or グチャグチャ • (guchagucha) 

1. sloppy, messy; all messed up

   かぼちゃをぐちゃぐちゃにつぶす

   kabocha o guchagucha ni tsubusu

   crush a pumpkin to a pulp

   ぐちゃぐちゃの字(じ)

   guchagucha no ji

   sloppily written characters

2. soggy, slushy
3. muddy