しち面めん倒どうくさい

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

extremely bothersome; a real pain

colloquial

Colloquial adjective emphasizing that something is a huge hassle or very tedious. Often used in casual speech to complain about tasks or situations.

この書しょ類るいを全ぜん部ぶ手て書がきで書かくなんて、しち面めん倒どうくさいよ。
Having to write all these documents by hand is such a pain.

毎まい回かいパスワードを入にゅう力りょくするのがしち面めん倒どうくさい。

It's extremely bothersome having to enter the password every time.

Written forms

しち面めん倒どうくさい
Common colloquial spelling mixing kana and kanji; the しち part is often written in kana.
しち面めん倒どう臭くさい
Variant with 臭い for the くさい part; less common but seen.
七しち面めん倒どうくさい
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using 七 for しち; rarely used and may confuse readers.
七しち面めん倒どう臭くさい
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Full ateji spelling; very rare and not recommended for learners.

Kanji

七seven
面mask, face, features
倒overthrow, fall, collapse
臭stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking

Similar words

面めん倒どうくさい
Means 'bothersome' or 'troublesome'. しち面倒くさい is a stronger, more emphatic colloquial version.

Etymology

Derived from 面倒くさい (めんどうくさい, 'bothersome') with the intensifying prefix しち (likely from 七, 'seven', used for emphasis). The exact origin is uncertain, but it serves to amplify the sense of tediousness.