Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 出鱈目(でたらめ) in Japanese

出鱈目
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
でたらめ, デタラメ
Romaji
detarame, detarame
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop
    Example sentence
    棚にでたらめに入れた He put the books on the shelf out of order.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    random; haphazard; unsystematic
    Example sentence
    またでたらめ言っているよ。 He's just crying wolf again.

Examples of 出鱈目, でたらめ, デタラメ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

On'Yomi: シュツ, スイ

Kun'Yomi: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす

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22 strokes

codfish, (kokuji)

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: たら

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