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小喧しい (こやかましい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

小こ喧やかましい

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Meanings

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nagging; fault-finding; carping

Describes a person who is persistently critical or nitpicky about small things. Often used for someone who complains or scolds over minor details.

彼かれはこやかましい上じょう司しで、いつも細こまかいミスを指し摘てきする。
He is a nagging boss who always points out small mistakes.

そんなにこやかましく言いわなくてもいいじゃないか。

You don't have to be so fault-finding about it.

Kanji

小little, small
喧noisy, boisterous

Similar words

うるさい
うるさい is a general word for 'noisy' or 'annoying', while こやかましい specifically means 'nagging' or 'fault-finding' in a persistent, critical way.
口くちうるさい
口うるさい also means 'nagging' or 'fussy', but is more common and less literary than こやかましい.

Etymology

Compound of 小 (ko, 'small') + 喧しい (yakamashii, 'noisy, annoying'). The prefix 小 adds a nuance of 'petty' or 'trifling', giving the sense of being annoyingly critical over small matters.