What does でたらめ mean?
でたらめ is a Japanese noun meaning “irresponsible utterance, nonsense; random” in English. It can also be translated as “random” depending on context. It is written as でたらめ in hiragana, and detarame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
彼はでたらめな約束をして彼女を誘惑した。
He seduced her with false promises.
彼は本棚に本をでたらめに入れた。
He put the books on the shelf out of order.