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Japanese word 出鱈目: nonsense / random / irresponsible statement. Meanings and example sentences.

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出鱈目 (でたらめ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

出鱈目 (でたらめ) means nonsense / random / irresponsible statement.

See example sentences below.

出鱈目 at a glance

出鱈目
でたらめdetarame
N1noun
nonsense / random / irresponsible statement
出鱈目でたらめdetarameN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 出鱈目

Core meaning

nonsense / random / irresponsible statement

Basic example sentences

Example 1

そんな出鱈目な話は信じられない。

Translation

I can't believe such nonsense.

Example 2

出鱈目に数字を言ってはいけない。

Translation

You shouldn't say random numbers.

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