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しちめんどくさい【しち面倒くさい・しち面倒臭い・七面倒臭い】

shichimendokusai

Definition

I-Adjective

  1. Used to express that something is exceedingly bothersome, troublesome or a pain to do.
    1. しちめんどくさいろんぶんしちめんどくさい論文】
      shichimendokusai ronbun
      (Vulgar) "A pain-in-the-ass thesis"
    2. こんなしちめんどくさいきぎょうがひつようだ【こんな七面倒臭い作業が必要だ】
      konna shichimendokusai kigyou ga hitsuyou da
      "This work, though extremely bothersome, is necessary"

Etymology

Derived from the expression しちめんどう【七面倒】 shichimendou "great trouble" (literally "the seven troubles") and the adjective くさい【臭い】 kusai "smell; stink".

Notes

The form しちめんどうくさい shichimendoukusai also exists.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanjiしち面倒くさい
しち面倒臭い
七面倒臭い
Kanaしちめんどくさい
Romanizationshichimendokusai

意味:ひじょうにやっかい【非常に厄介】、ずつうのたね【頭痛の種】

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しち面倒くさい
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, March 25). しちめんどくさい【しち面倒くさい・しち面倒臭い・七面倒臭い】 : shichimendokusai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1945/shichimendokusai/.