雑然(ざつぜん)

ざつぜん
taru-adjective, to-adverb
cluttered, messy, disorderly
descriptive
1. cluttered, messy, disorderly
A state of things being scattered about without order; unkempt.
部屋(へや)が雑然(ざつぜん)としている。
The room is cluttered.
雑然(ざつぜん)とした机(つくえ)の上(うえ)。
A messy desktop.
物(もの)が雑然(ざつぜん)と置(お)かれた倉庫(そうこ)を整理(せいり)した。
I organized the warehouse where things were left in disorder.

雑然(ざつぜん) is a taru-adjective describing a state of disorder or clutter.

Common patterns

  • 雑然(ざつぜん)とした + noun: cluttered ~
  • 雑然(ざつぜん)としている: to be in a cluttered state
  • 雑然(ざつぜん)と + verb: in a disorderly manner

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Antonym: 整然(せいぜん) (orderly)
Synonym: 雑多(ざった) (emphasizes variety)
Related: 散(ち)らかる (to be scattered, messy)
Related: 散漫(さんまん) (scattered, unfocused, desultory)
Compare: 乱雑(らんざつ) (messy)
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Added 2026.2.1 13:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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