Japanese word

散らかる

Pronunciation

Romajichirakaru

Meaning

  • verbbe messy

Example

部屋が散らかっています。heya ga chi ra ka tte i ma su

The room is messy.

Illustration for 散らかる (be messy)

More examples

荷物を探したので、引き出しの中まで散らかってしまいました。ni motsu o saga shi ta no de hi ki da shi no naka ma de chi ra ka tte shi ma i ma shi ta

Because I was looking for my things, even the inside of the drawer got messy.

Core concept

Describes a state in which things lose their orderly arrangement and remain in disarray.

Common phrases

  • 散らかった部屋chi ra ka tta heya

    messy room

  • 散らかった机chi ra ka tta tsukue

    messy desk

  • ひどく散らかるhi do ku chi ra ka ru

    get very messy

Similar words

乱れるmidareru: To lose an orderly arrangement or a neat appearance.
散らばるchirabaru: To be spread in different places rather than gathered together.
ごちゃごちゃするgochagochasuru: To be mixed together without a clear order, making a space look untidy.

Definition in Japanese

物や場所の整った状態が失われ、乱雑になる。mono ya ba sho no totono tta jō tai ga ushina wa re ran zatsu ni na ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 散らかる (chirakaru) is an intransitive formation related to 散らかす (chirakasu), and dictionaries do not establish a more specific historical derivation with certainty.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 散らかる (chirakaru) often describes a room, desk, or bag whose contents are out of order, not only objects scattered across a wide area.

Other meanings

  • be clutteredverb
  • be scatteredverb

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