Japanese Conversation · Level 22
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Japanese word
めんどくさい
Pronunciation
Romajimendokusai
Meaning
- i-adjectivecan't be bothered to ___
Example
宿題をするのがめんどくさいです。shuku dai o su ru no ga me n do ku sa i de su
I can't be bothered to do my homework.
More examples
知らない人に説明するのはめんどくさいです。shi ra na i hito ni setsu mei su ru no wa me n do ku sa i de su
Explaining it to someone I do not know is too much trouble for me.
Core concept
Presents an action or situation as requiring an unwanted amount of effort or bother.
Common phrases
めんどくさい人me n do ku sa i hito
an annoying person
めんどくさいことme n do ku sa i ko to
a troublesome thing
めんどくさい作業me n do ku sa i sa gyō
a tedious task
めんどくさい手続きme n do ku sa i te tsuzu ki
a cumbersome procedure
Similar words
だるいdarui: To feel unwilling to deal with an action or situation because it seems bothersome.
煩わしいwazurawashii: To involve troublesome effort, steps, or attention that one does not want to give.
かったるいkattarui: To seem tiring and bothersome, especially when an action requires time or effort.
Definition in Japanese
手間がかかるなどの理由で、わずらわしく感じて行う気になれないさま。te ma ga ka ka ru na do no ri yū de wa zu ra wa shi ku kan ji te okona u ki ni na re na i sa ma
Word origin
めんどくさい (mendokusai) is a shortened spoken form of 面倒くさい (mendōkusai), from 面倒 (mendō, "trouble") and 臭い (kusai, "smelly"), with 臭い used to mean "having the character of".
Usage tips
- Unlike a neutral word for difficulty, めんどくさい (mendokusai) commonly focuses on the speaker's unwillingness to deal with the task.