無闇矢鱈

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
やみ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
たら
Hyōgai
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 無闇(むやみ) (muyami, muyami) + 矢鱈(やたら) (yatara, random). The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(やみ)()(たら) (muyamiyatara-na (adnominal ()(やみ)()(たら) (muyamiyatara na), adverbial ()(やみ)()(たら) (muyamiyatara ni))

  1. reckless, excessive
    ()(やみ)()(たら)練習(れんしゅう)しても(こう)()がない。
    Muyamiyatara ni renshū shitemo kōka ga nai.
    Even with all the excessive practice, it's still ineffective.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as むやみやたら.

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN