1.
cluttered; messy; disordered; untidy
Describes a state of physical disorder or lack of organization in a space or arrangement.
部屋が乱雑だ。
The room is messy.
机の上が乱雑に散らかっている。
The top of the desk is cluttered and messy.
書類が乱雑に積み上げられていて、必要なものが見つからない。
Documents are piled up in a disorderly way, and I can't find what I need.
乱雑 is a na-adjective describing physical disorder and untidiness. It applies to spaces and arrangements, not abstract concepts.
FORMS:
- 乱雑な + noun: messy ~ (modifier)
- 乱雑に: in a messy way (adverb)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 乱雑な部屋: a messy room
- 乱雑に置く: to place haphazardly
- 乱雑な状態: a disordered state
- 乱雑に積み上げる: to pile up in a mess
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 散らかっている: scattered around (more colloquial, everyday)
- 雑然とした: jumbled, cluttered (similar register)
- きたない: dirty, messy (broader meaning, includes dirtiness)