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面倒臭い

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

面倒臭い — “troublesome, tiresome, bothersome”

面倒臭い (read めんどうくさい) means troublesome, tiresome, bothersome. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a adjective.

Reading

めんどうくさい

Meaning

troublesome, tiresome, bothersome

面倒臭い in a sentence

掃除そうじは面倒めんどう臭いくさい。

Cleaning is such a hassle.

The kanji in 面倒臭い

面face; side
倒to fall over, to collapse
臭stench

Words that share a kanji with 面倒臭い

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
面倒めんどう— trouble, bother; care, looking after
正面しょうめん— front, facade, front side
方面ほうめん— direction, area; field, aspect

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