“Careless” in Japanese
Short answer
Careless in Japanese is “そそっかしい” (sosokkashii). Full meaning: careless, thoughtless, hasty, rash.
Other ways to say “Careless” in Japanese
迂闊
ukatsu careless, thoughtless, stupid, heedless, unobservant, inadvertent, incautious
杜撰
zusan careless, sloppy, faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing), piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
粗忽
sokotsu careless, thoughtless, rash, rude, at fault
杜漏
zurou careless, negligent
孟浪
mourou careless, incoherent, sloppy, negligent
ウカツ
ukatsu careless, thoughtless, stupid, heedless, unobservant, inadvertent, incautious
うかつ
ukatsu careless, thoughtless, stupid, heedless, unobservant, inadvertent, incautious
粗放
sohou rough, careless, reckless, slovenly
ぞんざい
zonzai rough, careless, slovenly, slipshod, rude, impolite
大雑把
oozappa rough (estimate, summary, etc.), broad, general, sweeping, loose; careless (e.g. work), sloppy, crude
忽せ
yurugase negligent, careless
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