How to say "annoy" in Japanese

• 騒がすさわがす
  godan verb, transitive verbHere annoy means causing a stir: making trouble or disturbance rather than quietly irritating one person. For plain 'he annoys me' statements it is seldom the word you want.
• 癪に障るしゃくにさわる
  expression, godan verbAn idiom felt from the irritated person's side: something rubs you the wrong way or offends you. Use it for annoy as irritate or provoke — the sense of 'it gets on my nerves'.
  私は彼かれの態度たいどが癪しゃくに障さわった。↗

  I was annoyed at his behavior.
• 煩わすわずらわす
  godan verb, transitive verbAnnoy in the sense of putting someone to trouble: weighing on their time, peace of mind or patience like a burden. Typical when you acknowledge the trouble you have given someone.
  私はそんな小ちいさなことにわずらわされるヒマはない。↗

  I don't have time to be bothered by such small things.
• 煩わせるわずらわせる
  ichidan verb, transitive verbNear-synonymous with 煩わす: to put someone to trouble or bother, straining their patience. Its most typical context is the apology — acknowledging that you have troubled someone.
• 迷惑をかけるめいわくをかける
  expression, ichidan verbCovers annoy as causing someone trouble or inconvenience — being a nuisance to the people around you. It does not convey irritation or offence; for that feeling 癪に障る is the word.
  彼かれは私わたしたちにかなり多おおくの迷惑めいわくをかけた。↗

  He gave us quite a lot of trouble.

For emotional irritation use 「癪に障る」, felt from the irritated person's side; for putting someone to trouble or bother choose 「迷惑をかける」, 「煩わす」 or 「煩わせる」; 「騒がす」 is mainly about causing a disturbance.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 騒がすさわがすto annoy
• 癪に障るしゃくにさわるto annoy
• 煩わすわずらわすto trouble
• 煩わせるわずらわせるto trouble
• 迷惑をかけるめいわくをかけるto cause trouble (for someone)
• そらすto displease