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How to say 'Reckless' in Japanese | 無茶

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The Japanese word for Reckless is 'Mucha', written as 無茶 in Japanese.'Reckless' in hiragana is むちゃ.

    word

    無茶

    Meaning

    Reckless

    Reading

    むちゃ

    mucha

    Kanji

    無Nothing 茶Tea

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '無茶 (むちゃ)' primarily means 'reckless' or 'unreasonable'. It is often used to describe actions or behavior that are done without considering the consequences or that defy common sense. For example: He made a reckless decision「彼は無茶な決断をした」(かれはむちゃなけつだんをした). Don't do anything unreasonable「無茶をしないで」(むちゃをしないで). The word can also imply something being excessive or absurd, such as in the phrase '無茶苦茶 (むちゃくちゃ)', which means 'utterly chaotic' or 'completely messed up'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5438

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 無茶

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    無

    Meaning

    Nothing

  • kanji

    茶

    Meaning

    Tea

Words Related to 無茶 Through the Kanji 無

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 無 as well.

  • word

    無い

    Meaning

    Non existent

  • word

    無

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    無理

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    無くなる

    Meaning

    Disappear, Runout

  • word

    無し

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    無論

    Meaning

    Of course, Naturally

  • word

    無くす

    Meaning

    Lose

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    御無沙汰

    Meaning

    Neglect

  • word

    無事

    Meaning

    Safely

  • word

    無口

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    無用

    Meaning

    Useless, Unnecessary

  • word

    無知

    Meaning

    Ignorance

  • word

    無能

    Meaning

    Incompetent

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    無限

    Meaning

    Infinite

  • word

    無制限

    Meaning

    Unlimited

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    無色

    Meaning

    Colorless

  • word

    無効

    Meaning

    Invalid

  • word

    無意味

    Meaning

    Meaningless

  • word

    無意識

    Meaning

    Unconsciously

  • word

    無関心

    Meaning

    Indifferent

  • word

    無関係

    Meaning

    Unrelated

  • word

    無責任

    Meaning

    Irresponsible

  • word

    無害

    Meaning

    Harmless

  • word

    無理矢理

    Meaning

    Forcibly

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

  • word

    無視

    Meaning

    Ignore

  • word

    無駄

    Meaning

    Waste

  • word

    無駄遣い

    Meaning

    Waste

  • word

    無邪気

    Meaning

    Innocent

Words Related to 無茶 Through the Kanji 茶

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 茶 as well.

  • word

    茶色

    Meaning

    Brown

  • word

    お茶

    Meaning

    Tea

  • word

    茶わん

    Meaning

    Teacup

  • word

    茶

    Meaning

    Tea

  • word

    喫茶店

    Meaning

    Coffee shop

  • word

    紅茶

    Meaning

    Black tea

  • word

    喫茶

    Meaning

    Coffee

  • word

    目茶苦茶

    Meaning

    Chaotic, Absurd

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What does 'Mucha' (無茶) mean?

'Mucha' means 'Reckless' .

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