めんどくさい

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 面倒臭(めんどうくさ)い (mendōkusai)

Etymology

Compound of めんどう (mendō, “trouble, inconvenience”) +‎ くさい (kusai, “having a bad smell”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めんどくさい [mèńdókúsáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [mẽ̞ndo̞kɯ̟̊sa̠i]

Adjective

めんどくさい • (mendokusai) -i (adverbial めんどくさく (mendokusaku))

1. inconvenient, bothersome, tiresome, bother to do