Illustration: At the kitchen table of a Japanese apartment, a person tries to eat one small souvenir sweet. A large outer box, an inner tray, a paper sleeve, a tied bag, and several loosened wrappers already surround them. Yet another tightly wrapped layer remains between their fingers and the tiny treat.

JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

めんどくさい

mendokusai

bothersome, a hassle

Casual form of めんどうくさい. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ちょっと、めんどくさいな。

    That’s a bit of a hassle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 出でかけるつもりだったけどめんどくさくなってきた。

    I had intended to go out but now I can’t be bothered.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ご飯作はんつくるのめんどくさいなぁ。今夜こんやは、ピザ食たべに行いこうよ。

    I don’t feel like cooking. Why don’t we get a pizza tonight?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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