無茶
むちゃ
absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous; rash
JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L12
Meanings
Na-adjective, Noun
absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous- rash; reckless
- excessive; immoderate; extreme
Adverb
very; extremely; excessively
Example sentences
それは、無茶だ。
That won't work.
そんな無茶はよせ。
Don't beat your head against a stone wall.
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He is riding for a fall.
無茶なことするなよ。
Don't do anything stupid.
無茶なことをするな。
Don't do anything stupid.
More examples (10)
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I shouldn't have overdone it.
なんでそんな無茶すんの。
Why do such a reckless thing?
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He'd be crazy to climb the mountain in winter.
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That's the most absurd idea I've ever heard.
氷のように冷たい水の中で泳ごうとするなんて彼も無茶なことをした物だ。
It was mad of him to try to swim in the icy water.
ジェイムス・ボンドはいつも映画では無茶をする人としてえがかれていた。
James Bond was always depicted as a high roller in his movies.
あんな内気な京子をパーティーでしゃべらせるなんていくら何でも無茶だよ。
Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth.
これって、外から「あれやるな」って厳しすぎること言われたり、「こうやって」って無茶なこと言われてできたんでしょうね。
These may be due to extrinsic constraints that are too restrictive or assembly designs that are physically impossible.
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He courted disaster by reckless driving.
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You are mad to try to do it all alone.