ぐちゃぐちゃ

Japanese

Etymology

Ideophonic; compare めちゃめちゃ (mechamecha, “disorderly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠]

Adjective

ぐちゃぐちゃ or グチャグチャ • (guchagucha) -na (adnominal ぐちゃぐちゃな (guchagucha na na), adverbial ぐちゃぐちゃに (guchagucha ni ni))

  1. in a disordered state, untidy, sloppy, messy
    ぐちゃぐちゃな道(どう)路(ろ)にわだちができた
    guchagucha na dōro ni wadachi ga dekita
    a bad road rutted with tire tracks
    ぐちゃぐちゃな生(せい)活(かつ)を立(た)て直(なお)したい。
    Guchagucha na seikatsu o tate naoshitai.
    I want to reform my messed up life.
  2. wet, soggy

Adverb

ぐちゃぐちゃ or グチャグチャ • (guchagucha) 

  1. sloppy, messy; all messed up
    かぼちゃをぐちゃぐちゃにつぶす
    kabocha o guchagucha ni tsubusu
    crush a pumpkin to a pulp
    ぐちゃぐちゃの字(じ)
    guchagucha no ji
    sloppily written characters
  2. soggy, slushy
  3. muddy
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