Translation guide
Describes a lack of neatness or order, covering physical messiness, disorganized appearance, and careless habits.
Describe a space that is not neat, with things out of place.
Most common way to say a room or area is messy, with stuff scattered around.
The room is untidy.
Your desk is messy, isn't it?
Intransitive verb meaning 'to become messy'. Often used to describe the state of being untidy.
After the kids played, the room got untidy.
Onomatopoeic word for a jumbled, messy state. Often used for cluttered spaces or mixed-up things.
The inside of the drawer is a mess.
Formal word for disorder or clutter. Often used in written descriptions.
The documents are placed in an untidy manner.
Describe a person's appearance that is not neat, such as messy hair or wrinkled clothes.
Describes a sloppy, untidy appearance or careless attitude. Can also refer to habits.
He always looks untidy.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to become disheveled', often used for hair or clothing.
Onomatopoeic word for messy, unkempt hair.
Describe a person who is habitually untidy or careless in their actions.
Also used for a person's character, meaning sloppy or lacking discipline.
He is careless with money.
Describes a person who is habitually lazy about tidiness and chores.
Negative form of 'meticulous', meaning not orderly or neat. A softer way to say someone is untidy.
Describe handwriting, work, or results that are messy or not neat.
散らかっている focuses on the physical state of a space being messy. だらしない describes a person's appearance or character as sloppy. Use 散らかっている for rooms, and だらしない for people.
The room is untidy.
He is untidy (in appearance or habits).
Avoid directly translating 'untidy' as 非整頓 (ひせいとん) or similar made-up words. Use natural expressions like 散らかっている or だらしない depending on context.
You shouldn't go to work with untidy clothes.
風で髪が乱れた。
My hair got untidy from the wind.
寝起きで髪がぼさぼさだ。
My hair is all untidy from sleeping.
I'm untidy by nature, so my room is always messy.
He's not very tidy, so he often loses documents.
This report has untidy handwriting.