“Tedious” in Japanese
Short answer
Tedious in Japanese is “長たらしい” (nagatarashii). Full meaning: tedious, lengthy, overlong, long-winded.
Other ways to say “Tedious” in Japanese
くだくだしい
kudakudashii tedious, lengthy, wordy, long-winded
間怠い
madarui (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, dull, roundabout
退屈
taikutsu tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, tiresome, monotonous; to feel bored, to get bored (with), to get tired (of)
うんざり
unzari tedious, boring, being fed up with
まどろっこしい
madorokkoshii (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, roundabout (e.g. explanation), exasperating, irritating
冗長
jouchou tedious, verbose, wordy, lengthy, longwinded, prolix; redundancy
ながたらしい
nagatarashii tedious, lengthy, overlong, long-winded
クダクダしい
kudakudashii tedious, lengthy, wordy, long-winded
ウンザリ
unzari tedious, boring, being fed up with
じょうちょう
jouchou tedious, verbose, wordy, lengthy, longwinded, prolix; redundancy
まどろこしい
madorokoshii (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, roundabout (e.g. explanation), exasperating, irritating
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