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頓着 (とんちゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
mind ; care about ; be concerned with
Almost always used in negative constructions like 頓着しない or 頓着なく, meaning 'not to care about' or 'to be indifferent to'. Often followed by ～しない, ～なく, or ～せず.
に
は
頓とん
着ちゃく
なく
、
自じ
分ぶん
の
道みち
を
進すす
ん
だ
。
Without minding public opinion, he went his own way.
Kanji 頓 suddenly, immediately, in a hurry Similar words 無む 頓とん 着ちゃく An adjective meaning 'indifferent' or 'unconcerned', often used as 無頓着な. 頓着 is the noun form, while 無頓着 directly describes a person's character.
気き にする A more common and casual way to say 'to mind' or 'to worry about'. 頓着 is more literary and almost exclusively used in negative forms.
Etymology The kanji 頓 means 'sudden' or 'immediate', and 着 means 'arrive' or 'attach'. Together they suggest being mentally stuck on something, hence 'to be concerned'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
