無頓着

• 読み: むとんちゃく
• ローマ字: mutonchaku
• 漢字の分解: 無 (mu/bu) — without; 頓 (ton) — suddenly, thoroughly; 着 (chaku/ki) — to attach, concern
• 発音: /mɯ.toɴ.tɕa.kɯ/

意味

Indifferent; unconcerned; completely unattentive to something. Describes a person who shows no interest or concern in a matter where others would.

A na-adjective meaning that someone is entirely unaffected or uninterested in something, often when others consider concern appropriate. Common collocations include 外見に無頓着 ('indifferent to one's appearance') and 他人の目に無頓着 ('unconcerned with how others see them'). The tone can be admiring (admirable detachment) or mildly critical (careless inattention).

例文

1. 彼は流行に無頓着で、いつも同じスタイルの服を着ている。
2. 他人の評価に無頓着でいられるのは、ある種の強さだ。
3. 財布の中身に無頓着な人は、気がつくと使いすぎていることが多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: character description, social commentary, everyday conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 無 (mu, 'without') and 頓着 (tonchaku, 'care, concern, close attention'). 頓着 itself derives from close attentiveness; its negation describes a person who pays no such attention.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal