Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 矢鱈(やたら) in Japanese

矢鱈
Kana Reading
やたら
Romaji
yatara
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    at random; thoughtlessly; recklessly; excessively; impulsively
    Example sentence
    今日演説やたら大げさな言葉多くて言っているよくわらなった。 He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.

Examples of 矢鱈, やたら in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

dart, arrow

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: や

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22 strokes

codfish, (kokuji)

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: たら

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