混沌・渾沌|こんとんkonton[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivechaos; confusion; disorder
2. taru-adjective, adverb (with と)chaotic; confused; uncertain; disarrayed

• SynonymカオスNeutralLoanword; in speech a scene can be called 「カオスだ」 to mean total mayhem. 「混沌」 is written/formal prose, for undifferentiated things or an unclear situation.
• Synonym無秩序むちつじょWrittenWritten/formal prose: no order, disorganized. 「混沌」 stresses blurred boundaries and an unclear situation.
• SynonymめちゃめちゃCasualColloquial: wrecked or in utter disarray; also an adverb meaning 'extremely'. 「混沌」 is written/formal prose.
• RelatedめちゃくちゃCasualColloquial: a hopeless mess with no rhyme or reason, or something extreme in degree. 「混沌」 is written/formal prose, for blurred boundaries and an unclear outlook.
• RelatedゴタゴタCasualColloquial; mostly disputes and quarrels, or things lying in a jumble. 「混沌」 stresses a situation or state that stays vague and hard to read.
• Related混乱状態こんらんじょうたいNeutralA state where order has broken down and judgment or action falters. 「混沌」 also implies things not yet differentiated and an uncertain future.
• Related大混乱だいこんらんNeutralStresses the sheer scale of the chaos; accidents, decisions and events can all cause it. 「混沌」 stresses blurred lines and an unclear way forward.
• Antonym秩序ちつじょNeutralNeutral: the proper order of things and social norms — the direct opposite of the disorder of 「混沌」.
• Antonym整然せいぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose: neat and orderly, as in 「整然と並ぶ」. The opposite of 「混沌」.
• Antonym明瞭めいりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: clear and plain — the opposite of 「混沌」's blurred boundaries and unclear situation.

Everyday speech: 「めちゃくちゃ」 or 「カオス」 for a mess. In written prose, 「混沌」 for undifferentiated things or an unclear situation, 「無秩序」 for lack of order. Antonyms: 「秩序」, 「整然」, 「明瞭」.

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1. 神話しんわなどにおける大地だいち創造そうぞうで大地だいちがまだはっきり分わかれていない状態じょうたい。
2. 物事ものごとの区別くべつがはっきりしていないさま。