乱 雑(らんざつ)

らんざつ

na-adjective

messy; cluttered; disorderly

appearance

1. messy; cluttered; disorderly

In a state of disorder where things are scattered about without organization.

部屋(へや)が乱雑(らんざつ)だ。

The room is messy.

机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に書類(しょるい)が乱雑(らんざつ)に置(お)かれている。

Papers are scattered messily on the desk.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの準備(じゅんび)で家(いえ)の中(なか)が乱雑(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)な部屋(へや) (a messy room)
乱雑(らんざつ)に積(つ)み上(あ)げる (to pile up messily)
乱雑(らんざつ)に並(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)
散(ち)らかる: to be scattered about — a verb describing the same state of messiness

Related Words

Compare: 雑然(ざつぜん) (cluttered)

Compare: 散(ち)らかる (to be scattered about)

Compare: 散乱(さんらん) (scattering)

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Added 2026.3.22 17:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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