JLPT N3 · Kana adjectives & descriptions

でたらめ

nonsense; random

Stroke order of でたらめ

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

で · 3 strokes た · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes め · 2 strokes

Memory trick

DETARAME — 'deh-tarum-eh': a deck of tarot cards read randomly, nonsense.

Parts: na-adjective/noun; random or false talk

The characters in でたらめ

でで — de (3 strokes)
たた — ta (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
めめ — me (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼の話はでたらめだ。

かれのはなしはでたらめだ。

What he says is nonsense.

More words: Kana adjectives & descriptions

もったいないwasteful; too good for くだらないworthless; silly たまらないunbearable; irresistible おとなしいquiet; well-behaved だらしないsloppy; slovenly みっともないshameful; unsightly そっくりexactly alike ぴったりperfectly; exactly めちゃくちゃmessy; absurd わがままselfish のんきeasygoing; carefree けちstingy ずるいsly; unfair

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