How to say 'Clutter' in Japanese | 散らかる

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The Japanese word for Clutter is 'Chirakaru', written as 散らかる in Japanese.'Clutter' in hiragana is ちらかる.

word

散らかる

Meaning

Clutter

Reading

ちらかる

chirakaru

Kanji

散Scatter

Explanation

The Japanese verb '散らかる (ちらかる)' means 'to be cluttered' or 'to be scattered around'. It describes a state where things are messy, disorganized, or spread out in an untidy manner. This verb is often used to describe rooms, desks, or any space that is in disorder. For example: The room is cluttered「部屋が散らかっている」(へやがちらかっている). My desk is always messy「私の机はいつも散らかっている」(わたしのつくえはいつもちらかっている). Note that '散らかる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it describes a state rather than an action performed by someone.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7182

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 散らかる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

散

Meaning

Scatter

Hiragana in the Word 散らかる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 散らかる Through the Kanji 散

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 散 as well.

word

散歩

Meaning

Walk

word

解散

Meaning

Disband

word

散る

Meaning

Scatter

word

分散

Meaning

Distribution, Dispersion

word

散らばる

Meaning

Scatter

word

散らかす

Meaning

Scatter, Mess up

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'Chirakaru' means 'Clutter' .

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