乱雑|らんざつranzatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, na-adjectivedisorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
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.
- 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.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 乱れていること。


