煩雑・繁雑|はんざつhanzatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, nouncomplex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious; cumbersome
Conjugation
| Plain form | 煩雑(はんざつ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 煩雑です(はんざつです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 煩雑ではない(はんざつではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 煩雑ではありません(はんざつではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 煩雑だった(はんざつだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 煩雑ではなかった(はんざつではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 煩雑で(はんざつで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 煩雑に(はんざつに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 煩雑なら(はんざつなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym複雑ふくざつNeutralThe most broadly useful word for complexity; stresses structure that is intricately interlocked, while 「煩雑」 stresses fussy, irritating procedures.
- SynonymややこしいCasualColloquial for something tangled, hard to follow and a nuisance; stresses the convoluted back-and-forth. Common in the Kansai region.
- Synonym煩瑣はんさWrittenWritten; fussy and cumbersome because of many fine details, close in sense to 「煩雑」 but less common.
- Synonym込み入ったこみいったNeutralIntricate and entangled, as in 「込み入った事情」; stresses how complicated the situation is.
- Synonym錯雑さくざつWrittenWritten and rare; things mingling in a tangle. Stresses the interweaving rather than fussiness.
- Related錯綜さくそうNeutralFor information or situations crisscrossing in confusion, as in 「情報が錯綜」; stresses chaotic interweaving.
- Related煩わしいわずらわしいNeutralAn adjective for something annoying and bothersome; stresses the mental weariness, and is a native Japanese word.
- Related面倒めんどうNeutralEveryday word for a bother that takes effort; also means looking after someone, as in 「面倒を見る」.
- Related厄介やっかいNeutralFor something thorny and hard to deal with; also refers to living under someone's care. Stresses being hard to handle.
- Related手数てすうNeutralThe steps and effort a task requires, as in 「手数がかかる」; 「煩雑」 instead stresses procedures being fussy and irritating.
- Relatedお手数おてすうFormalThe trouble imposed on someone else, as in 「お手数をおかけします」; a polite set phrase.
- Related紛糾ふんきゅうWrittenWritten; a meeting or debate dissolving into confusion, as in 「議論が紛糾する」. Stresses the wrangling, not tedious paperwork.
- Related煩労はんろうWrittenWritten and rare; heavy, laborious work. Stresses the toil rather than fussy procedures.
- RelatedもつれNeutralTangled threads, by extension a dispute or mess; stresses the entanglement, not fussy procedures.
- Antonym簡便かんべんNeutralAntonym: simple, easy and handy; the opposite of fussy 「煩雑」.
- Antonym単純たんじゅんNeutralAntonym: simple, plain and uncomplicated; the opposite of complex and cumbersome.
Use 「煩雑」 for procedures or paperwork that are fussy, cumbersome and tedious, as in 「煩雑な手続き」. For complex structure say 「複雑」; in casual speech 「ややこしい」 or 「面倒」. Antonyms: 「簡便」, 「単純」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


