Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 煩わしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 煩わずら わしい 煩わずら わしくない Polite 煩わずら わしいです 煩わずら わしくないです also 煩わずら わしくありません Past polite 煩わずら わしかったです 煩わずら わしくなかったです also 煩わずら わしくありませんでした Past 煩わずら わしかった 煩わずら わしくなかった Te-form 煩わずら わしくて 煩わずら わしくなくて Adverbial 煩わずら わしく Conditional 煩わずら わしければ 煩わずら わしくなければ Tara conditional 煩わずら わしかったら 煩わずら わしくなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 煩わずら わしい to find something troublesome or bothersome
I sometimes find dealing with neighbors bothersome.
〈 事こと 〉 を 煩わずら わしく 思おも う to feel that something is a hassle
I felt annoyed by how many procedures there were.
煩わずら わしい 〈 事こと 〉 a troublesome (task, procedure, relationship, etc.)
I felt relieved after finishing the troublesome paperwork.
Related words 面倒くさい is a casual expression stressing laziness or reluctance to bother, while 煩わしい is a bit more formal and focuses on the mental burden of complexity.
厄介 describes a more serious problem that often needs someone's help or effort, whereas 煩わしい is about everyday annoyance or complication.
うっとうしい conveys a heavier, gloomier sense of being oppressed or irritated (e.g. by weather or a clingy person), while 煩わしい centers on the hassle of dealing with something complicated.
煩わしい describes something objectively annoying or fussy to deal with, whereas 億劫 describes a subjective feeling of not wanting to make the effort.
面倒い is a casual, contracted way to say something is bothersome, whereas 煩わしい is a more literary word often used for persistent, nagging annoyances.
Don't confuse with 患う (to suffer from an illness) shares the same reading わずらう as the root of 煩わしい but has a completely unrelated meaning about sickness rather than annoyance.
煩わしい looks and sounds similar to 紛らわしい but means troublesome or annoying, not confusing or easily mistaken.
Written forms 煩わずら わしい Usage 56%
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 煩 suggests mental burden or annoyance.
わずらわしい Usage 44%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is considered complex.
Etymology Derived from the verb 煩う (わずらう , 'to worry, be troubled') with the adjectival suffix しい , forming an i-adjective meaning 'causing worry or trouble'.
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