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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.

Dictionary

Entry

ちんぷんかんぷんチンプンカンプン《珍紛漢紛》《珍糞漢糞》Noun~な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

珍

rare, curious, strange

9 strokesFrequency 1,330JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チン

Kun

めずら.しいたから

Nanori

じん
紛

distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert

10 strokesFrequency 994JLPT N1Grade 8

On

フン

Kun

まぎ.れる-まぎ.れまぎ.らすまぎ.らわすまぎ.らわしい
漢

Sino-, China

13 strokesFrequency 1,487JLPT N3Grade 3

On

カン

Nanori

はん
糞

shit, feces, excrement

17 strokesFrequency 2,473

On

フン

Kun

くそ

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