めちゃめちゃ
Frequency rank: 19,469. – 19,551.
- disorderly; messy; ruinedword usually written using kana alone
- absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rashword usually written using kana alone
- very; extremelyword usually written using kana alone
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- めちゃめちゃFrequency rank: 19,469. – 19,551.
- 目茶目茶【めちゃめちゃ】【メチャメチャ】
- 滅茶滅茶【めちゃめちゃ】【メチャメチャ】
- メチャメチャFrequency rank: 44,487. – 45,255.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- disorderly; messy; ruined
- absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash
- very; extremely
This meaning refers to a state of chaos or lack of organization, often used to describe physical surroundings or situations that are in disarray.
This meaning implies something that is illogical or excessive, often used to criticize actions, decisions, or statements that lack sense or are taken too far.
This usage is employed to intensify the degree of an adjective or adverb, similar to saying "very" or "extremely" in English.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めちゃめちゃにするto make a messめちゃめちゃなへや部屋a messy roomめちゃめちゃにしたmade a mess of (something)めちゃめちゃたいけん体験an absurd experienceめちゃめちゃすき好きto really like (something)めちゃめちゃにおこる怒るto get excessively angryめちゃめちゃたのしい楽しいvery enjoyableめちゃめちゃあつい暑いextremely hotめちゃめちゃなかかく価格an unreasonable priceめちゃめちゃにのむ飲むto drink excessively
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The bike was mangled in its collision with the truck.