“Messy” in Japanese
Short answer
Messy in Japanese is “ごちゃごちゃ” (gochagocha). Full meaning: messy, confused, chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up, jumbled up; complaining about various things.
Other ways to say “Messy” in Japanese
目茶目茶
mechamecha disorderly, messy, ruined; absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash; very, extremely
ごみごみ
gomigomi squalid, messy
ゴチャゴチャ
gochagocha messy, confused, chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up, jumbled up; complaining about various things
こちゃこちゃ
kochakocha messy, confused, chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up, jumbled up; complaining about various things
ゴチヤゴチヤ
gochagocha messy, confused, chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up, jumbled up; complaining about various things
雑然
zatsuzen untidy (room, pile, etc.), messy, cluttered, disorderly, jumbled (e.g. thoughts), chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
汚い
gitanai dirty, filthy, foul, unclean; disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse
ごしゃごしゃ
goshagosha jumbled, disarrayed, messy
ゴミゴミ
gomigomi squalid, messy
べちゃべちゃ
bechabecha chattering, prattling, gooey, messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
雑
zou rough, crude, sloppy, messy; miscellaneous; miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
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