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とっ散らかる (とっちらかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

とっ散ちらかる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be scattered around; be all over the place

usually written using kana alone

Describes a messy, disorganized state where things are spread out untidily. Often used for rooms, desks, or belongings.

See also: 取り散らかる

部屋へやがとっちらかっていて、足あしの踏ふみ場ばもない。
The room is so messy there's nowhere to step.

机つくえの上うえに書しょ類るいがとっちらかっている。

Papers are scattered all over the desk.

Written forms

とっ散ちらかるUsage60%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; usually written in kana.
とっちらかるUsage40%
Kana spelling is the most common written form.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend

Similar words

散ちらかる
散らかる is the standard word for 'be scattered/messy'; とっ散らかる is a more emphatic, colloquial variant with the prefix とっ- adding a sense of disorder or intensity.

Etymology

Colloquial emphatic form of 散らかる (ちらかる, 'to be scattered'), with the prefix とっ- (from 取り) adding intensity. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a common informal variant.