noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
Describes a chaotic mixture of things, often with a negative or disorderly nuance. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.
The inside of the drawer is all jumbled up.
Various documents were left in a messy pile.
Hiragana spelling; this word is usually written using kana alone.
Katakana form; listed as search-only.
The word is a compound of the mimetic element ごちゃ (suggesting disorder) and 混ぜ (maze, 'mixing'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as an emphatic expression for a chaotic mixture.