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洒洒落落 (しゃしゃらくらく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

洒しゃ洒しゃ落らく落らく

しゃ

しゃ

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Meanings

1

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

free and easy; frank; openhearted; relaxed

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Describes a person's unguarded, natural, and easygoing manner. Often used in literary or formal descriptions of character.

彼かれは洒しゃ洒しゃ落らく落らくとした態たい度どで、誰だれとでも

すぐ

に

打う

ち

解と

ける

。

He has a free and easy manner and quickly gets along with anyone.

その作さっ家かの洒しゃ洒しゃ落らく落らくたる人ひと柄がらが作さく品ひんにも表あらわれている。

The author's openhearted personality is reflected in his works.

Written forms

洒しゃ洒しゃ落らく落らく
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
洒しゃ々しゃ落らく々らく
Variant using iteration marks; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

洒wash, sprinkle
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

さっぱり
さっぱり is a common, everyday word for a refreshing, uncomplicated personality or feeling, while 洒洒落落 is a literary yojijukugo emphasizing an unguarded, frank, and relaxed nature.
磊らい落らく
磊落 also means openhearted and frank, but is more about broad-mindedness and magnanimity, whereas 洒洒落落 focuses on being free, easy, and unpretentious.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 洒 (free, easy) and 落 (relaxed, natural), each repeated for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase conveys an unconstrained and openhearted disposition.