無造作

• 読み: むぞうさ
• ローマ字: muzouса
• 漢字の分解: 無 (mu) — without, lacking; 造作 (zōsaku) — effort, fuss, craftsmanship
• 発音: /mɯ.zo̞ː.sa/

意味

Careless; casual; nonchalant; offhand. Describes doing something without fuss, deliberation, or effort — sometimes admirably effortless, sometimes carelessly casual.

A na-adjective with a distinctive dual nuance: 無造作にやる can mean doing something effortlessly and naturally (a skilled musician playing casually), or it can criticise a sloppy, careless approach (tossing documents around haphazardly). The meaning depends on context. Often appears in the phrase 無造作に (muzōsaku ni — casually, carelessly, without ceremony).

例文

1. 彼はギターを無造作に弾いているように見えて、実は高度なテクニックを使っていた。
2. 重要な書類を無造作に机の上に放り出すのはやめてほしい。
3. 無造作に束ねた髪型が、かえって彼女の魅力を引き立てていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: behaviour, style, work habits, aesthetics

トーン: neutral to admiring or critical depending on context

起源と歴史

From Chinese. 無 (mu — without, lacking) + 造作 (zōsaku — effort, fuss, craftsmanship). Literally 'without effort or fuss'. The word has shifted from purely negative (careless) to include a positive sense of effortless naturalness.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: General