煩わしい|わずらわしいwazurawashii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivetroublesome; annoying; complicated
    あ、とりあえず包帯ほうたいしているけど、もし煩わずらわしかったら、家いえに帰かえってからカットバンに代かえても大丈夫だいじょうぶよ。↗
    Ah, well I've bandaged it for the meantime but if that's awkward then it's fine to replace it with a plaster when you get home.
Conjugation
Plain form煩わしい(わずらわしい)
Polite (desu)煩わしいです(わずらわしいです)
Negative (kunai)煩わしくない(わずらわしくない)
polite (ku arimasen)煩わしくありません(わずらわしくありません)
Past (katta)煩わしかった(わずらわしかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)煩わしくなかった(わずらわしくなかった)
Te form (kute)煩わしくて(わずらわしくて)
Adverbial (ku)煩わしく(わずらわしく)
Conditional (kereba)煩わしければ(わずらわしければ)
kattara煩わしかったら(わずらわしかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymめんどくさいCasualColloquial for finding something a bother and not wanting to do it, with a subjective sense of annoyance; 「煩わしい」 leans written, stressing tedious procedures.
  • Synonym面倒めんどうNeutralNeutral noun covering both bother/trouble and taking care of someone; broad in range and very common in speech.
  • SynonymうざったいCasualColloquial slang for someone or something being annoying and a nuisance, stressing dislike or aversion toward them.
  • Related煩雑はんざつWrittenNoun for things being complicated and cluttered, as in 「煩雑な手続き」; leans toward written prose, with the focus on complexity.
  • RelatedややこしいCasualColloquial adjective for something tangled and hard to follow, common in speech and carrying a sense of confusion.
  • Related厄介やっかいNeutralNeutral noun for something troublesome and tricky to handle; it can also mean being looked after by someone, with the stress on being hard to deal with.
  • RelatedウザイCasualSlang for someone being annoying, a shortened form of 「うざったい」.
  • RelatedめんどいCasualSlang for something being a bother, a shortened form of 「面倒くさい」.
  • Related煩瑣はんさWrittenWritten word for fussy, minute detail that wears you down; used less often, and like 「煩雑」 it is bookish — in daily speech people say 「面倒」.
  • Related忌々しいいまいましいNeutralAdjective for something so infuriating you could curse it, stressing vexation, as in 「忌々しい雨」.
  • Related苛立たしいいらだたしいWrittenWritten-leaning adjective for things not going as planned and making you irritable, stressing impatience and restlessness.
  • Antonym快いこころよいNeutralAntonym: adjective for feeling pleasant and comfortable, the direct opposite of 「煩わしい」.
  • Antonym簡便かんべんWrittenAntonym: written noun for being simple and handy, the opposite of the tedious 「煩わしい」.

Use 「煩わしい」 for tedious procedures or tiresome interpersonal entanglements, as in 「煩わしい手続き」 and 「人間関係が煩わしい」. Colloquially, pick 「面倒くさい」 when something is a bother, 「ややこしい」 when it is complicated and confusing, 「厄介」 when it is tricky, and 「うざい」 when it is just annoying; for simple and convenient, use 「簡便」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. うまく対処たいしょするには心こころが消耗しょうもうするほどである。
  2. いやになるほど細こまかく複雑ふくざつである。
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