How do you say "picky" in Japanese?

“Picky” in Japanese

Short answer

気難しい kemutsukashii けむつかしー

Picky in Japanese is “気難しい” (kemutsukashii). Full meaning: hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy.

Other ways to say “Picky” in Japanese

煩い urusai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 気難し kemutsukashi hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy うっさい ussai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 気難かしい kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy 気むずかしい kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy きむずかしい kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy 煩瑣い urusai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 煩さい urusai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 可厭い urusai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 煩ーい urusaii noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy 五月蠅い urusai noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy

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