無む頓とん着ちゃく

also: むとんじゃく

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant

Describes a lack of interest or worry about something, often with a nuance of not caring enough. Used for people's attitudes toward appearance, rules, details, or others' opinions.

彼かれは服ふく装そうに無む頓とん着ちゃくだ。
He is indifferent to his clothes.
彼かの女じょは他た人にんの評ひょう価かに無む頓とん着ちゃくなところがある。
She has a side that is unconcerned with others' opinions.

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Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
頓suddenly, immediately, in a hurry
着don, arrive, wear

Related words

何なに気げないN2
無頓着 means being indifferent or careless about a specific matter (e.g., fashion), whereas 何気ない describes the casual, unconcerned manner of an action or thing more generally.
無む関かん心しんN3
無頓着 suggests a carefree lack of concern about minor things like one's own appearance, whereas 無関心 refers to a general disinterest in external matters or issues.

Opposites

こだわりN2
無頓着 means being indifferent or unconcerned about details, the opposite of having a strong こだわり about something.
神しん経けい質しつ
無頓着 means being indifferent or careless about details, directly opposite to the fussy attentiveness implied by 神経質.

Don't confuse with

無む造ぞう作さN1
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+頓とん着ちゃく

Written forms

無頓着
- むとんちゃく
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading むとんじゃく is also common.
- むとんじゃく
  Common alternative reading; same meaning.
むとんじゃく

Etymology

Compound of 無 (without) and 頓着 (concern, worry). 頓着 itself is a Sino-Japanese word meaning to be preoccupied or concerned.