とんちんかん
Meanings
Na-adjective
Noun
1. absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance (Usually kana)
Other spellings
頓珍漢
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
とんちんかん
Examples2
私の
My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.
先生
I gave an answer that was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off-guard and called on me.