(らんざつ)

らんざつな
na-adjective
cluttered; messy; disordered
1. cluttered; messy; disordered; untidy
Describes a state of physical disorder or lack of organization in a space or arrangement.
部屋(へや)乱雑(らんざつ)だ。
The room is messy.
(つくえ)(うえ)乱雑(らんざつ)()らかっている。
The top of the desk is cluttered and messy.
書類(しょるい)乱雑(らんざつ)()()げられていて、必要(ひつよう)なものが()つからない。
Documents are piled up in a disorderly way, and I can't find what I need.

乱雑(らんざつ) is a na-adjective describing physical disorder and untidiness. It applies to spaces and arrangements, not abstract concepts.

FORMS:

  • 乱雑(らんざつ)な + noun: messy ~ (modifier)
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)に: in a messy way (adverb)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 乱雑(らんざつ)部屋(へや): a messy room
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)()く: to place haphazardly
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)状態(じょうたい): a disordered state
  • 乱雑(らんざつ)()()げる: to pile up in a mess

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ()らかっている: scattered around (more colloquial, everyday)
  • 雑然(ざつぜん)とした: jumbled, cluttered (similar register)
  • きたない: dirty, messy (broader meaning, includes dirtiness)