English–Japanese

“troublesome” in Japanese

Japanese

Also悩ましい (nayamashii) · 煩わしい (wazurawashii)

Pronunciation

Romajiyakkai

Example

この問題は厄介です。ko no mon dai wa yak kai de su

This problem is troublesome.

Illustration for 厄介 (troublesome)

How to say “troublesome” in Japanese

“Troublesome” in Japanese is 厄介 (yakkai).

Describes something that causes difficulty or extra work when it must be dealt with.

Full entry for 厄介: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 厄介

この手続きは思ったより厄介でした。ko no te tsuzu ki wa omo tta yo ri yak kai de shi ta

This procedure was more troublesome than I expected.

Tips for using 厄介

  • In conversation, 厄介 (yakkai) can describe a person as well as a problem, with attention usually placed on the trouble involved in dealing with that person.

Other Japanese words for “troublesome”

この問題は悩ましいです。ko no mon dai wa naya ma shi i de su

This problem is troublesome.

書類を書くのは煩わしいです。sho rui o ka ku no wa wazura wa shi i de su

Writing the documents is troublesome.

“troublesome” in other languages