面めん倒どう

厄やっ介かいN3sense 1
厄介 and 面倒 both describe something troublesome, but 厄介 often implies the trouble is more serious or burdensome, while 面倒 covers everyday minor hassles too.
世せ話わN4sense 3
世話 and 面倒 (as in 面倒を見る) both mean looking after someone, but 世話 is the more neutral, general word while 面倒 in this sense is almost always tied to the fixed phrase 面倒を見る.
迷めい惑わくN3sense 1
迷惑 is trouble or annoyance caused to others, while 面倒 is more about personal bother or effort for oneself.
手て間まN3sense 1
手間 emphasizes the time and effort a task requires, whereas 面倒 focuses on the psychological annoyance of doing it.

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お手て数すう
面倒 is a casual, everyday word for trouble or bother, while お手数 is a polite set phrase used specifically to acknowledge trouble caused to the listener.
億劫おっくうN1
面倒 stresses that a task is troublesome or complicated, while 億劫 stresses the emotional reluctance or lack of motivation to even start it.
うるさいN5
面倒 describes something troublesome or bothersome in general, while うるさい specifically implies someone or something is persistently annoying or nagging.
めんどくさいN3
面倒 is a noun/na-adjective meaning 'trouble' or 'bother', while 面倒くさい is its more casual, emotionally charged i-adjective form used to complain about tasks.
手てがかかるN2
面倒 is a broad word for something bothersome or a nuisance, whereas 手がかかる focuses on the ongoing effort needed to look after someone or something.
ややこしいN1
面倒 highlights that something is a bothersome hassle, whereas ややこしい stresses that it's tangled and hard to follow.
煩はん雑ざつ
面倒 is a casual word focusing on the hassle or bother of a task, while 煩雑 is more formal and emphasizes that a procedure is overly complicated.
手て数すうN1
面倒 describes something as bothersome or annoying in general, whereas 手数 specifically names the extra steps or effort someone has to expend.
骨ほねが折おれるN2
面倒 highlights the annoyance or hassle of dealing with something, whereas 骨が折れる focuses on the sheer effort a task takes.
しんどい
面倒 highlights that something is bothersome or a hassle to deal with, while しんどい adds a sense of physical or mental drain on top of the hassle.

Opposites

楽らくN4sense 1
楽 describes something easy and effortless, the opposite of 面倒 which describes something bothersome and effortful.
手てっ取とり早ばやいN1
面倒 describes something troublesome and time-consuming, the opposite of the easy, no-fuss quality that 手っ取り早い praises.
手て軽がるN2
面倒 means troublesome or bothersome, the opposite of the low-effort ease implied by 手軽.

Don't confuse with

面めん倒どうを見みるN3
面倒を見る is the verb phrase meaning to look after someone, whereas 面倒 alone is the noun/adjective meaning trouble or bother, so 面倒だ describes a nuisance rather than caretaking.

Word family

しち面めん倒どう
very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated
面めん倒どう見み
taking care of someone; looking after someone
面めん倒どうがる
feel bothered by; find troublesome; begrudge doing
しち面めん倒どうくさい
extremely bothersome; a real pain
面めん倒どうくさがる
feel something is too much trouble; begrudge doing; find bothersome

Written forms

面めん倒どうUsage93%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling; ateji (phonetic) reading.
めんどうUsage7%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing.
メンドウUsage<1%

Etymology

Ateji (phonetic) spelling; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the meaning of trouble or bother.