乱雑|らんざつranzatsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, na-adjectivedisorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
    君きみの部屋へやは乱雑らんざつだね。↗
    Your room is out of order.
Conjugation
Plain form乱雑(らんざつ)
Polite (desu)乱雑です(らんざつです)
Negative (dewa nai)乱雑ではない(らんざつではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)乱雑ではありません(らんざつではありません)
Past (datta)乱雑だった(らんざつだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)乱雑ではなかった(らんざつではなかった)
Te form (de)乱雑で(らんざつで)
Adverbial (ni)乱雑に(らんざつに)
Conditional (nara)乱雑なら(らんざつなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymめちゃめちゃCasualColloquial: a complete mess or something wrecked; also works as an adverb meaning 'very'.
  • RelatedめちゃくちゃNeutralCommon in speech; covers a total mess but also absurdity and excess, so its range of use is wider than 「乱雑」.
  • RelatedごちゃごちゃCasualColloquial: things of all sorts jumbled into a heap; also used for grumbling or nagging on and on.
  • Related無秩序むちつじょNeutralThe absence of order; mostly for society or organizations, and highly abstract.
  • Related乱れみだれNeutralA noun for order or a state being disturbed, as in 「列の乱れ」; not specifically about things lying untidily.
  • Related乱脈らんみゃくWrittenWritten word for disorder in management or discipline, mostly about organizations, as in 「乱脈経営」.
  • Related雑ざつNeutralRough and sloppy; stresses doing things carelessly rather than objects being untidily arranged.
  • Related粗雑そざつWrittenWritten word for something coarse and lacking care; stresses work or thinking that is not rigorous.
  • Related支離滅裂しりめつれつNeutralSpeech or behavior that is inconsistent and utterly lacking in coherence; mostly describes remarks or statements.
  • RelatedごったNeutralAll kinds of things mixed together; mostly seen in set phrases like 「ごった返す」 or 「ごった煮」.
  • Related猥雑わいざつWrittenWritten word for a place that is jumbled and vulgar or sordid; often describes the atmosphere of streets and alleys, and is derogatory.
  • Related蕪雑ぶざつWrittenWritten word for writing that is disordered and rough or unpolished; used mainly to pass judgment on prose.
  • RelatedごしゃごしゃCasualColloquial mimetic word for things jumbled into a mess; used less often than 「ごちゃごちゃ」, the usual choice.
  • Antonym整然せいぜんNeutralNeat and orderly, everything in its proper place; the direct opposite of clutter and disorder.
  • Antonym整頓せいとんNeutralTidying up and putting things in order; the opposite of disorder, as in 「整理整頓」.

For things lying around in a mess, everyday speech uses 「散らかっている」 or 「ごちゃごちゃ」, while 「乱雑」 fits written or formal prose. For sloppy work choose 「雑」; for chaos in organizations, 「乱脈」. 「滅茶苦茶」 and 「目茶目茶」 are common in speech. The antonyms 「整然」 and 「整頓」 point to order and tidying up.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 乱みだれていること。
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