めちゃくちゃ

めちゃくちゃ · mechakucha · JLPT N2 · na-adj

messed up

🍵 Kanji 滅茶苦茶 = 滅 (ruin) + 苦 (bitter) + 茶 (tea): ruined, bitter, wrecked

Also written 無茶苦茶. Many of these kanji are ateji, chosen for sound, so the meaning comes mostly from 滅 (ruin) and 苦 (bitter), which fits 'wrecked'.

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