矢鱈 (Yatara): Indiscriminate, Random

Meaning

English

indiscriminate
random
excessive
indiscriminately
blindly
at random
recklessly
thoughtlessly

Reading

Kana

やたら

Romaji

yatara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅多矢鱈

めったやたら

reckless

矢

や

arrow

矢印

やじるし

arrow (symbol)

矢先

やさき

arrowhead

矢面

やおもて

in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

矢継ぎ早

やつぎばや

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

矢場女

やばおんな

prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range

矢面に立つ

やおもてにたつ

to be in the firing line

矢状面

しじょうめん

sagittal plane

矢立

やたて

portable brush-and-ink case

矢場

やば

archery range

矢作

やはぎ

fletcher

Example Sentences

1

鶏の頭数を、卵から孵化する前に数えておくのは非常に賢明なやり方だ。何故なら、鶏というのは無闇矢鱈に動き回るものだから、正確に数えることなど出来ない。

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.