煩雑・繁雑|はんざつhanzatsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
煩雑煩雑 is the most common written form of this word and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when writing the word.
繁雑繁雑 is a less common kanji-only variant of 煩雑. Learners should generally choose 煩雑 instead.
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nouncomplex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious; cumbersome
    マウスとキーボードを行おこなったりきたりするのが煩雑はんざつなので、キーボードのみで操作そうさできるようショートカットキーはないのでしょうか?↗
    It's a fiddle going to and fro between the keyboard and mouse so are there shortcuts to allow operation using only the keyboard?
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとが込み入こみいっていて、わずらわしいさま。「煩雑はんざつな手続てつづき」
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