無む造ぞう作さ

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

easy; simple; without effort

Describes doing something with no trouble, preparation, or fuss; often implies natural ease rather than laziness.

彼かれは無む造ぞう作さに難むずかしい問もん題だいを解といた。
He solved the difficult problem with ease.
無む造ぞう作さに髪かみをまとめただけなのに、とてもおしゃれに見みえる。
She just casually tied up her hair, but it looks very stylish.

na-adjective, noun

casual; offhand; careless

Often carries a nuance of doing something without much thought, care, or formality; can be positive (relaxed) or negative (sloppy) depending on context.

彼かれは無む造ぞう作さに書しょ類るいを机つくえの上うえに置おいた。
He casually placed the documents on the desk.
無む造ぞう作さな返へん事じをしてしまい、後あとで失しつ礼れいだったと反はん省せいした。
I gave an offhand reply and later regretted being rude.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を無む造ぞう作さに置おくto put something down carelessly/casually
彼かれはかばんを無む造ぞう作さにテーブルの上うえに置おいた。
He carelessly set his bag down on the table.
〈物もの〉を無む造ぞう作さに束たばねるto casually tie something (e.g. hair) up without much care
彼かの女じょは髪かみを無む造ぞう作さに束たばねて出でかけた。
She casually tied her hair back and went out.
無む造ぞう作さにやってのけるto pull something off effortlessly, without any apparent strain
彼かれはその難むずかしい技わざを無む造ぞう作さにやってのけた。
He pulled off that difficult trick with total ease.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
造create, make, structure
作make, production, prepare
雑miscellaneous

Related words

気き軽がるN2sense 2
気軽 emphasizes a light, unburdened attitude toward doing something, while 無造作 focuses on the lack of effort or formality in the action itself.
手て軽がるN2sense 1
手軽 describes something that is easy or convenient to do or use, while 無造作 describes the manner of doing something without fuss or care.
適てき当とうN4sense 2
適当 suggests doing something in a random or perfunctory way, while 無造作 emphasizes doing it naturally and without conscious effort, which need not sound negative.
ぞんざいN1
無造作 describes an unaffected, effortless casualness that can even sound positive, while ぞんざい almost always carries a negative, careless-or-rude nuance.

Opposites

丁てい寧ねいN4sense 2
丁寧 describes doing something with careful attention and politeness, the opposite of the careless nuance of 無造作.

Don't confuse with

無む頓とん着ちゃく
無頓着 describes a general indifference or lack of concern about something, whereas 無造作 describes the casual, effortless manner of a specific action.

Built from

無む+造ぞう作さ

Written forms

無む造ぞう作さ
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
無む雑ぞう作さ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 造作 (zōsa, 'trouble, effort'). The exact origin of 造作 is uncertain, but it likely refers to construction or elaborate work, giving the whole word the sense of 'without effort'.