頓とん着ちゃく

also: とんじゃく

と

ん

ちゃ

く

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

mind; care about; be concerned with

Almost always used in negative constructions like 頓着しない or 頓着なく, meaning 'not to care about' or 'to be indifferent to'. Often followed by ～しない, ～なく, or ～せず.

彼かれは服ふく装そうに頓とん着ちゃくしない。
He doesn't care about his clothes.
世せ間けんの評ひょう判ばんには頓とん着ちゃくなく、自じ分ぶんの道みちを進すすんだ。
Without minding public opinion, he went his own way.

Written forms

頓着Usage98%
- とんちゃく
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading とんじゃく is a common variant.
- とんじゃく
  Common variant reading for the same kanji spelling.
とんじゃくUsage1%
とんちゃくUsage1%

Kanji

頓suddenly, immediately, in a hurry
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

無む頓とん着ちゃく
An adjective meaning 'indifferent' or 'unconcerned', often used as 無頓着な. 頓着 is the noun form, while 無頓着 directly describes a person's character.
気きにする
A more common and casual way to say 'to mind' or 'to worry about'. 頓着 is more literary and almost exclusively used in negative forms.

Etymology

The kanji 頓 means 'sudden' or 'immediate', and 着 means 'arrive' or 'attach'. Together they suggest being mentally stuck on something, hence 'to be concerned'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.