LingakuFrequency rank: 1,006.
- trouble; bother
- trouble; difficulty
- care; attention
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- trouble; bother
- trouble; difficulty
- care; attention
This meaning refers to an inconvenience or something that causes annoyance or requires effort to deal with.
In this context, the term signifies challenges or obstacles that require significant effort to overcome.
This usage pertains to the attention or effort someone puts into a task or caring for something.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めんどうをみる面倒を見るto take care of; to look afterめんどうをかける面倒をかけるto trouble; to cause difficultyめんどう面倒なしごと仕事troublesome workめんどうくさい面倒くさいbothersome; annoyingめんどう面倒なてつづき手続きcomplicated proceduresめんどう面倒をひきうける引き受けるto take on trouble; to take responsibility for a bother
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In the end, it was just too much bother so I went home by taxi.
As they grow old, many people become unable to look after themselves.
People who do not look after their parents are guilty of ingratitude.
Our parents took care of us and now it's our turn to take care of them.
It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.