I Love Kanjiめちゃくちゃ (mechakucha)
めちゃくちゃ is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “absurd; unreasonable”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- めちゃくちゃ
- Romaji
- mechakucha
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana
- extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana
- disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana
- incredibly; really; so; super · adverb · usually written in kana
Example sentences
オラ気分が良くなったで。でもよ、おとうさんに滅茶苦茶怒られちまうと思うべさ。
I feel a lot better now, but I know Dad's going to be real upset.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of めちゃくちゃ
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | めちゃくちゃだ | めちゃくちゃだ mechakuchada |
| Present (polite) | めちゃくちゃです | めちゃくちゃです mechakuchadesu |
| Negative | めちゃくちゃじゃない | めちゃくちゃじゃない mechakuchajanai |
| Past | めちゃくちゃだった | めちゃくちゃだった mechakuchadatta |
| Negative past | めちゃくちゃじゃなかった | めちゃくちゃじゃなかった mechakuchajanakatta |
| Te-form | めちゃくちゃで | めちゃくちゃで mechakuchade |
| Before a noun | めちゃくちゃな | めちゃくちゃな mechakuchana |
| Adverb (~ni) | めちゃくちゃに | めちゃくちゃに mechakuchani |
Source: JMdict entry 1533000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.