無頓着

むとんちゃく

Also written むとんじゃく

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

Kanji

• 無 without. Read as ム.
• 頓 sudden. Read as トン.
• 着 arrive. Read as チャク.

Example sentences

• 私の父は金にまったく無頓着だ。
  My father doesn't care about money at all.
• 彼は服装には無頓着です。
  He is careless about his clothes.
• 彼女はお金に無頓着だったので、今では金に困っている。
  She was careless with money, so now she's in trouble financially.
• 夫は服装に無頓着です。
  My husband is indifferent to his clothes.
• 若い男性にはありがちだが、彼は健康に無頓着だ。
  As is often the case with young men, he does not pay much attention to his health.

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