しち面めん倒どう

し

ち

め

ん

ど

う

Meanings

1

na-adjective

very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated

colloquial

Colloquial adjectival noun emphasizing that something is a huge hassle or pain. Often used in casual speech to express frustration.

この手て続つづきはしち面めん倒どうで、何

なん

度ど

も

書しょ

類るい

を

出だ

さ

なきゃ

いけ

ない

。

This procedure is such a pain; I have to submit documents over and over.

しち面めん倒どうな仕し事ごとを押おし付つけられた。

I got stuck with a really tedious and annoying task.

Kanji

七seven
面mask, face, features
倒overthrow, fall, collapse

Related words

面めん倒どう
面倒 is the standard word for 'troublesome' or 'bothersome'; しち面倒 is a stronger, more colloquial version with the intensifier しち (from 七, 'seven').
めんどくさい
めんどくさい is a very common casual adjective meaning 'troublesome' or 'can't be bothered'; しち面倒 is less common and slightly more emphatic.

Word family

しち面めん倒どうくさい
extremely bothersome; a real pain

Written forms

しち面めん倒どう
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kanji 面倒 is common for 'troublesome'.
七しち面めん倒どう
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using 七 for しち; rarely used and may be confusing.

Etymology

Combination of しち (七, 'seven', used as an intensifier) and 面倒 (めんどう, 'troublesome'). The exact origin of using 七 as an intensifier is uncertain, but it appears in other colloquial expressions like 七面倒臭い.