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ukatsu
na adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·かつ()]
ukatsu
[()·かつ()]
ukatsu

English Meaning(s) for うかつ

na adjective
  1. careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent; incautious

Definition and Synonyms for うかつ

Careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness
Synonyms: うかつ, そそっかしい, 不注意, いい加減, 卒爾, 粗忽, 粗放, 粗雑
Thoughtless showing lack of careful thought
Synonyms: うかつ, むやみ, やたら, そそっかしい, むやみやたら, ちゃらんぽらん, 不見識, 卒爾, 向こう見ず, 尻軽, 心無い, 浅はか, 無分別, 無思慮, 無考え, 無謀, 軽い, 軽々しい, 軽はずみ, 軽忽, 軽率, 軽薄
Carelessness the quality of not being careful or taking pains
Synonyms: うかつ, 不始末, 不心得, 不用心, 不用意, 不行き届き, 不調法, 不謹慎, 命知らず, 軽はずみ, 過怠
Careless not careful
Synonyms: うかつ, そそっかしい, 不注意, いい加減, 卒爾, 粗忽, 粗放, 粗雑

Categories うかつ is a member of

Inattentiveness the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
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Sample Sentences for うかつ

It was careless of me to do something like that.
She lost her job because of her careless remark.
You just can't let things slip around this nonchalantly smart girl.
It was careless of you to leave the key in your car.
I missed it inadvertently.

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