Illustration: At a community hall entrance, an organizer continues explaining how to fold a simple folding chair. They lean forward earnestly, demonstrating the same hinge movement with another chair.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

くどい

kudoi

repetitive, long-winded

Example sentences

  1. 何度なんども何度なんども同おなじことを聞きくな。さっきちゃんと説明せつめいしただろ。くどいぞ。

    Don’t ask the same thing over and over again. I explained it properly to you already. It’s getting tedious.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは親切しんせつな男おとこだったが、その話はなしのくどさは人ひとをいらいらさせた。

    He was a very kind man, but his verbosity was exasperating.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. くどいよ君きみの質問しつもんは、もううるさい。

    Stop bugging me with your annoying questions!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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