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取り散らかる (とりちらかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり散ちらかる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be scattered around; be all over the place

Describes a state where things are left lying around in disorder. Often used for rooms or surfaces that are messy.

部屋へやにおもちゃが取とり散ちらかっている。
Toys are scattered around the room.
机つくえの上うえに書しょ類るいが取とり散ちらかって

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て

、

仕し

事ごと

が

でき

ない

。

Papers are all over the desk, so I can't work.

Written forms

取とり散ちらかるUsage25%
Standard kanji spelling.
とりちらかるUsage50%
とり散ちらかるUsage25%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
散scatter, disperse, spend

Similar words

散ちらかる
散らかる is the base verb meaning 'to be scattered' or 'to be in disorder'. 取り散らかる adds the prefix 取り-, which intensifies the sense of disorder or emphasizes the action of scattering.
散ちらかす
散らかす is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to scatter' or 'to make a mess'. 取り散らかる is intransitive and describes the resulting state.

Etymology

Compound of prefix 取り (tori-, intensifier) and verb 散らかる (chirakaru, 'to be scattered'). The prefix adds emphasis to the scattered state.