めんどくさい

adjective (keiyoushi)

bothersome; tiresome; bother to doword usually written using kana alone

Other forms

くさい【めんどくさい】【めんどうくさい】
い【めんどくさい】【めんどうくさい】

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bothersome

This meaning refers to something that causes inconvenience or annoyance, making it undesirable.

、、。。

That job is bothersome, so I don’t want to do it.

、、。。

That topic is bothersome, so let’s avoid it.

tiresome

Here, it conveys a sense of something being exhausting or wearing on one’s patience over time.

。。

His long explanation is very tiresome.

おなじ同じ。。

Repeating the same thing every day is tiresome.

bother to do

This meaning implies that doing something requires effort and might be seen as a hassle.

、、。。

I’m planning to stay home because it’s a bother to go.

。。

It’s a bother to think about such things.

Generated collocations (experimental)

a bothersome thingto think (something) is bothersometiresome feelingtiresome taskvery bothersomebecause (it's) bothersometiresome procedureto bother to do something

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

18 results

1. 。。

However, it's a pain putting the room in order.

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2. 。。

It's too much trouble to walk there.

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3. 。。

You couldn't be bothered to say anything to them? God, just how lazy are you?

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4. 。。

I hate troublesome things.

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5. 、、。。べきべき。。

Sorry, he is a troublesome bloke. I shouldn't really be saying these things to people though.

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6. せん線。。

Transferring to the Keiyō Line from other lines at Tokyo Station is extremely cumbersome.

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7. きごう「きごう？きごう」きごう「きごう」

"Why didn't you turn the lights on?" "I just couldn't be bothered."

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8. 。。

Recently I'm ending up feeling like every single thing is a chore.

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9. 。。

I had intended to go out but now I can't be bothered.

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10. 。。

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11. 。。

Why are women such bothersome creatures?

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12. きごう「とむトムきごう」きごう「きごう？きごう」

"Tom has gotten me to do some pretty tedious work." "Again?"

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13. きごう！。。

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14. 。。

It's become a hassle to keep on dyeing my hair.

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15. 、、。。

I find overthinkers to be a little hard to deal with but I don't hate them so to say.

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16. 。。

I can't be bothered.

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17. 。。、、。。

I don’t feel like cooking. Why don't we get a pizza tonight?

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18. 、、。。

It's a hassle trying to decide what to wear to the party.

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