taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
messy; cluttered; disorderly; chaotic
Describes a state of disorder, often used for physical spaces like rooms or piles, but also for abstract things like thoughts, lifestyles, or atmospheres. Commonly used with と as an adverb (雑然としている).
His room is so messy there's no place to step.
Papers are piled up messily on the desk.
雑然 is a more formal, written word for disorderly clutter, while ごちゃごちゃ is a casual, everyday mimetic word for the same kind of mess.
整然 describes things arranged in neat, systematic order, while 雑然 describes things scattered in disorder.
雑然 (usually as 雑然として) describes a scene or state of being messy and disorderly, while 雑 describes the low-quality or careless manner in which something is done.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous, mixed) and 然 (state, condition), literally 'in a mixed state'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the meaning of disorder.