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面倒

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

面倒 — “trouble, bother; care, looking after”

面倒 (read めんどう) means trouble, bother; care, looking after. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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めんどう

Meaning

trouble, bother; care, looking after

面倒 in a sentence

面倒めんどうな仕事しごとは嫌いやだ。

I dislike troublesome work.

The kanji in 面倒

面face; side
倒to fall over, to collapse

Words that share a kanji with 面倒

面白いおもしろい— interesting, amusing
真面目まじめ— serious, diligent, earnest
場面ばめん— scene, situation
表面ひょうめん— surface
面めん— face, surface, side, aspect
正面しょうめん— front, facade, front side
方面ほうめん— direction, area; field, aspect
面積めんせき— area (measurement)

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