(らんざつ)

らんざつ
na-adjective
messy; cluttered; disorderly
1. messy; cluttered; disorderly
In a state of disorder where things are scattered about without organization.
部屋(へや)乱雑(らんざつ)だ。
The room is messy.
(つくえ)(うえ)書類(しょるい)乱雑(らんざつ)()かれている。
Papers are scattered messily on the desk.
()()しの準備(じゅんび)(いえ)(なか)乱雑(らんざつ)になっている。
The house is in disarray because of moving preparations.

USAGE:
Used as a na-adjective (乱雑(らんざつ)な) to modify nouns, or with に to describe how things are arranged. Describes physical untidiness rather than abstract disorder.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 乱雑(らんざつ)部屋(へや) (a messy room)
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)()()げる (to pile up messily)
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)(なら)ぶ (to be arranged in disorder)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 雑然(ざつぜん): cluttered — similar meaning, often used with と (雑然(ざつぜん)としている)
  • ()らかる: to be scattered about — a verb describing the same state of messiness