“Irritating” in Japanese
Short answer
Irritating in Japanese is “うっとい” (uttoi). Full meaning: irritating, troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing; heavy (weather), cloudy.
Other ways to say “Irritating” in Japanese
焦れったい
jirettai irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
苛立たしい
iradatashii irritating, frustrating
もどかしい
modokashii irritating, irritated, frustrating, vexing, (feeling things are) not quick enough, (feeling) too slow-going, (feeling) impatient, tantalizing, tantalising
腹立たしい
haradatashii irritating, aggravating, upsetting, maddening, infuriating, exasperating, provoking
歯がゆい
hagayui (feeling) impatient, irritated, irritating, frustrated, frustrating, vexed, vexing
焦れたい
jiretai irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
憤れたい
jiretai irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
鬱陶しい
uttoushii gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing; irritating, troublesome; heavy (weather), cloudy
自烈たい
jirettai irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
焦ったい
jirettai irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
焦立しい
iradatashii irritating, frustrating
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