うるさい・煩い・五月蝿い・五月蠅いurusai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivenoisy; loud
   隣となりの部屋へやがうるさいのです。↗

   It's noisy next door.
2. i-adjectiveannoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate
   あの子こはなんてうるさい子こだろう。↗

   What a nuisance that child is!
3. i-adjectivefussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy
   彼女かのじょは服装ふくそうにうるさい。↗

   She is particular about what she wears.
4. interjectionshut up; be quiet

• SynonymやかましいWrittenLoud noise, but also strict rules or a much-discussed issue, as in 「規則がやかましい」; slightly more written/formal than 「うるさい」.
• Synonym騒々しいそうぞうしいWrittenFor noisy, clamorous scenes and turbulent times; leans toward written description.
• Synonym騒がしいさわがしいNeutralCovers noisy, clamorous surroundings, stressing that the environment is not quiet; 「うるさい」 adds a subjective sense of annoyance.
• Synonym耳障りみみざわりNeutralSays a sound is grating or unpleasant to hear, or that words are hard to take, as in 「耳障りな音」; neutral register.
• Synonym面倒めんどうNeutralSays something takes effort or is a bother, as in 「面倒な作業」, and also means caring for someone in 「面倒を見る」; neutral.
• SynonymけたたましいCasualFor piercing, shrill sounds that suddenly blare out, like alarms or laughter, as in 「けたたましいサイレン」; colloquial.
• Related喧騒けんそうWrittenA noun for the noisy bustle of city crowds, as in 「都会の喧騒」; written/formal prose.
• RelatedめんどくさいCasualColloquial: finding a task too much bother to do, stressing the effort it takes, whereas 「うるさい」 is about being irritated.
• Related厄介やっかいNeutralSays a matter is tricky and hard to handle, as in 「厄介な問題」, and also covers living under someone's care; neutral.
• Related不愉快ふゆかいWrittenRefers to feeling unpleasant or uncomfortable, focusing on the emotion rather than noise; written/formal.
• Related煩わしいわずらわしいWrittenFor tedious, complicated matters that wear on your mind, as in 「煩わしい手続き」; written/formal.
• Related迷惑めいわくNeutralAbout causing trouble for others, as in 「迷惑をかける」; stresses the impact on other people; neutral.
• RelatedしんどいCasualKansai-flavored slang for exhausting, tough work, as in 「この仕事しんどい」; colloquial.
• RelatedかしましいWrittenAn old-fashioned word for a din of many voices, now mostly seen in the proverb 「女三人寄れば姦しい」; written/formal.
• Related口やかましいくちやかましいCasualDescribes a person who nags or nitpicks, focusing on how they talk, as in 「口やかましい親」; colloquial.
• Related邪魔っけじゃまっけCasualFor people or things that get in the way and are a nuisance, as in 「邪魔っけな荷物」; colloquial.
• Related忌々しいいまいましいWrittenVexation strong enough to make you curse, as in 「忌々しい雨だ」; a stronger emotion than 「うるさい」; written/formal.
• Related辛気臭いしんきくさいCasualFor gloomy, tedious things that wear you down, as in 「辛気臭い話」; colloquial with a Kansai flavor.
• Related小うるさいこうるさいCasualA colloquial derivative of 「うるさい」 for nitpicking over small things; its range is finer and more trivial.
• RelatedじれったいCasualFor situations that will not go your way and try your patience, as in 「じれったい展開」; stresses impatience; colloquial.
• Antonym静かしずかNeutralAntonym of 「うるさい」 in its noisy sense: quiet, with little or no sound; neutral.
• Antonym穏やかおだやかWrittenAntonym of 「うるさい」: calm and gentle, free of noise or strife; also describes personalities; written/formal.
• Antonym快いこころよいWrittenAntonym of 「うるさい」 in its annoying sense: pleasant and agreeable, soothing to hear or feel; written/formal.

Default to 「うるさい」 for loud noise and for people or things that irritate you. Use 「騒がしい」 for a noisy environment, 「けたたましい」 for shrill sounds, 「口やかましい」 for a nagging person, 「煩わしい」 for tedious procedures; a task you can't be bothered with is 「面倒くさい」, a draining one 「しんどい」. The quiet opposite is 「静か」. Also: 「喧しい」 for noise or strict rules, 「騒々しい」 for rowdy scenes, 「耳障り」 for grating sounds, 「厄介」 and 「面倒」 for troublesome matters, 「迷惑」 for trouble caused to others.

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

1. 音おとが大おおきくじゃまになる。不快ふかいな音おとが鳴なり続つづけてさわがしい。
2. （嫌いや厭いとい）説教せっきょう、諫言かんげんなどが幾度いくども繰り返くりかえされてわずらわしい。くどい。手続てつづきなどが煩雑はんざつである。
3. つきまとって邪魔じゃまである。
4. 目めにつきすぎて不愉快ふゆかいに感かんじられる。けばけばしい。派手はですぎる。
5. ある分野ぶんやで詳くわしい知識ちしきとこだわりを持もち、満足まんぞくが行いくようにしないと気きが済すまない。