“Troublesome” in Japanese
Short answer
Troublesome in Japanese is “煩わしい” (wazurawashii). Full meaning: troublesome, annoying, complicated.
Other ways to say “Troublesome” in Japanese
うっとい
uttoi irritating, troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing; heavy (weather), cloudy
億劫
okkuu troublesome, bothersome, tiresome, annoying
難儀
nangi troublesome (person, task, etc.), difficult; suffering, hardship, trouble, affliction, difficulty
難しい
muzukashii difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.); impossible, unfeasible; fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
煩しい
wazurawashii troublesome, annoying, complicated
小難しい
komuzukashii slightly difficult, somewhat bothersome, troublesome, peevish, querulous
わずらわしい
wazurawashii troublesome, annoying, complicated
面倒い
mendoi troublesome, bothersome
もの臭い
monogusai troublesome, bothersome, burdensome
煩瑣
urusa noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy
手のかかる
tenokakaru troublesome, difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child), laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
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