How to say 'Excessively' in Japanese | やたら

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The Japanese word for Excessively is 'Yatara', written as やたら in Japanese.

word

やたら

Meaning

Excessively

Reading

Yatara

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'やたら (やたら)' means 'excessively' or 'recklessly'. It is used to describe actions or states that are done to an extreme or unreasonable degree. This word often carries a negative connotation, implying that something is done without proper thought or control. For example: He talks excessively「彼はやたらと話す」(かれはやたらとはなす). It rained excessively yesterday「昨日はやたらと雨が降った」(きのうはやたらとあめがふった). The word can also imply randomness or unpredictability, as in 'やたらに歩き回る (やたらにあるきまわる) (to wander around aimlessly)'.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

6329

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word やたら

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

や

Reading

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

ら

Reading

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