How to say "hassle" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 厄介事やっかいごとnounCovers the noun sense: a troublesome matter, burden, or chore that you have to deal with. Being a noun, it cannot express the verb 'to hassle', and it is a less common choice.
- 絡みつくからみつくgodan verb, intransitive verbCovers the verb sense: to hassle someone by pestering them persistently, with the image of clinging or twining around them — someone who will not leave a person alone. A less common choice.
For the noun 'a hassle' — a troublesome matter, burden, or chore you must deal with — use 厄介事; for the verb 'to hassle', persistently pestering someone, use 「絡みつく」; both are less common choices.
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