How to say 'Scatter' or 'Mess up' in Japanese | 散らかす

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The Japanese word for Scatter or Mess up is 'Chirakasu', written as 散らかす in Japanese.'Scatter' or 'Mess up' in hiragana is ちらかす.

word

散らかす

Meaning

Scatter, Mess up

Reading

ちらかす

chirakasu

Kanji

散Scatter

Explanation

The Japanese verb '散らかす (ちらかす)' primarily means 'to scatter' or 'to mess up'. It is used to describe the action of spreading things around in a disorderly manner, often resulting in a messy or cluttered state. This verb is commonly used in contexts where items are left untidy or disorganized. For example: He scattered his toys all over the room「彼はおもちゃを部屋中に散らかした」(かれはおもちゃをへやじゅうにちらかした). Don't mess up the living room「リビングルームを散らかさないで」(リビングルームをちらかさないで). The verb can also imply negligence or carelessness in handling objects.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7183

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 散らかす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

散

Meaning

Scatter

Hiragana in the Word 散らかす

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 散らかす 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

散らかる

Meaning

Clutter

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'Chirakasu' means 'Scatter' or 'Mess up' .

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