そそっかしい

careless, absent-minded, scatterbrained

s o̞ s o̞ k̚ k a̠ ɕ i i

adjective · present tense Rare #42,521

careless, absent-minded, scatterbrained Often describes someone who tends to make mistakes or forget things because they are inattentive or in a hurry.

JA: 私はそそっかしいので、よく鍵を忘れます。

EN: I'm absent-minded, so I often forget my keys.

すべては私のそそっかしい勘違いでした

It was all due to my careless misunderstanding.

— Love Letter (1995)

トムって、そそっかしいよね？

Tom's pretty careless, isn't he?

君はそそっかしい。

You’re careless.

バスに傘を忘れるとは彼女はそそっかしい。

She’s so careless—she left her umbrella on the bus.