表層形
破天荒
ハテンコー
形状詞
破天荒 (ハテンコー)
Hatenkou · はてんこー — unheard-of, unprecedented; daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
Other ways to say “unheard-of” in Japanese →
破天荒 in rōmaji: hatenkou, also spelled hatenko.
形状詞
一般
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Updated: 2026年8月23日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
破天荒
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| 読み (Reading) |
ハテンコー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形状詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
破天荒
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| 読み・基本形 |
ハテンコー
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| 表記・基本形 |
破天荒
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| 見出し語の読み |
ハテンコウ
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💡 English Meaning
破天荒 means “unheard-of, unprecedented; daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless” — full definition & examples →
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