Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 迂闊(うかつ) in Japanese

迂闊, 迂濶
Kana Reading
うかつ
Romaji
ukatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertant; incautious
    Example sentence
    メーカー謳い文句迂闊に信じてはいけない。 You mustn't carelessly believe the maker's motto.

Examples of 迂闊, 迂濶, うかつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

17 strokes

wide

On'Yomi: カツ

Kun'Yomi: ひろ.い

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17 strokes

wide

On'Yomi: カツ

Kun'Yomi: ひろ.い

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6 strokes

roundabout way

On'Yomi: ウ

Kun'Yomi:

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