へっちゃら

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
ヘッチャラ

Etymology

Shift from 平ちゃら (hei chara).[1][2][3]

The gemination may suggest that this was originally an emphatic form; modern dictionaries treat this as essentially a synonym.[1][2][3]

First cited to 1952.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

へっちゃら (hetchara-na (adnominal へっちゃら (hetchara na), adverbial へっちゃら (hetchara ni))

  1. calm, composed, easygoing, unbothered

Usage notes

Although often translated in ways such as "it's no big deal", the Japanese term describes the mood of a person in relation to a situation or event, rather than the specifics of that situation or event.

(おお)(あめ)()ってきてもへっちゃらなんだ。
Ōame ga futte kite mo hetchara na n da.
Even if a big rainstorm happens, it's no big deal not bothered about it.

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN