Japanese word

むやみに

Pronunciation

Romajimuyamini

Meaning

  • adverbrashly

Example

むやみに約束してはいけません。mu ya mi ni yaku soku shi te wa i ke ma se n

You must not make promises rashly.

Illustration for むやみに (rashly)

More examples

未確認の情報をむやみに広めてはいけません。mi kaku nin no jō hō o mu ya mi ni hiro me te wa i ke ma se n

You must not spread unverified information rashly.

Core concept

It refers to doing something without considering its consequences or proper limits, so the action may be rash or indiscriminate.

Common phrases

  • むやみに信じるmu ya mi ni shin ji ru

    believe rashly

  • むやみに疑うmu ya mi ni utaga u

    doubt rashly

  • むやみに近づくmu ya mi ni chika zu ku

    approach rashly

Similar words

みだりにmidarini: Acts without sufficient reason or restraint, often ignoring what is appropriate.
いたずらにitazurani: Does something unnecessarily, with no useful purpose.

Definition in Japanese

結果や相手への影響をよく考えず、軽率に物事を行うさま。kek ka ya ai te e no ei kyō o yo ku kanga e zu kei sotsu ni mono goto o okona u sa ma

Word origin

むやみ (muyami, "rashness or excess") is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin, commonly written 無闇 (muyami); the final に (ni) is the adverb-forming ending in むやみに (muyami ni).

Usage tips

  • In notices, むやみに触れない (muyami ni furenai) can mean not to touch something without a good reason, showing that the verb and context help determine the adverb's exact force.

Other meanings

  • indiscriminatelyadverb
  • thoughtlesslyadverb

Opposites

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