頓珍漢
とんちんかん、トンチンカン
tonchinkan
JMdict entry #1457490
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
先生に急に当てられて、トンチンカンな答えをしてしまった。
sensei ni kyuu ni ate rare te 、 tonchinkan na kotae wo shi te shimaxtsu ta 。
I gave an answer that was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off-guard and called on me.
私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。
watakushi no sofu ha mimi ga tooi no de 、 yoku tonchinkan na henji wo suru 。
My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.