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はちゃめちゃ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
破茶滅茶

Etymology

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Compare めちゃくちゃ (mechakucha).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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はちゃめちゃ (hachamecha-na (adnominal はちゃめちゃ (hachamecha na), adverbial はちゃめちゃ (hachamecha ni))

  1. absurd, incoherent, preposterous
    KND ハチャメチャ(だい)(さく)(せん)Kei-Enu-Di: Hachamecha DaisakusenKND: The Great Nonsensical Operations
  2. extreme, reckless, wanton
  3. confusing, messy

Inflection

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Noun

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はちゃめちゃ (hachamecha (uncountable)

  1. a confusion, disorder
  2. a mess, wreck

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN