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無計画 (むけいかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
unplanned ; haphazard ; without a plan
Describes actions, projects, or lifestyles that lack proper planning or are done impulsively. Often carries a negative nuance of being disorganized or reckless.
む
計けい
画かく
に
旅りょ
行こう
に
出で
かけ
たら
、
ホテル
が
どこ
も
満まん
室しつ
だっ
た
。
When I set off on a trip without a plan, every hotel was fully booked.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Similar words 計けい 画かく 性せい 計画性 is the quality of being planned or systematic, often used in phrases like 計画性がない (lack of planning). 無計画 is the state or action itself being unplanned.
行い き 当あ たりばったり 行き当たりばったり is a more colloquial, idiomatic expression for doing things on the spur of the moment without a plan, while 無計画 is a straightforward, slightly formal term.
Etymology Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 計画 (keikaku, 'plan'). The kanji 無 is a common prefix for negation, and 計画 is a Sino-Japanese word for 'plan' or 'scheme'.
