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ちんぷんかんぷん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ちんぷんかんぷん

チンプンカンプン
珍紛漢紛
珍糞漢糞
~な Adj.
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #39729
1

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook

Examples
その理論は私にはちんぷんかんぷんだ。
The theory is too abstract for me.

Kanji in this Word

9 strokes
Frequency: 1330
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

rare
curious
strange

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
めずら.しい
たから
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
じん
10 strokes
Frequency: 994
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

distract
be mistaken for
go astray
divert

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まぎ.れる
-まぎ.れ
まぎ.らす
まぎ.らわす
まぎ.らわしい
13 strokes
Frequency: 1487
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

Sino-
China

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
はん
17 strokes
Frequency: 2473

Meanings

shit
feces
excrement

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くそ
10 strokes
Frequency: 1484
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

flour
powder
dust

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
デシメートル
こな
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