Meaning

Primary

Trouble

Alternative

Difficulty

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

When you're looking straight into the face of a collapse it means trouble and difficulty coming soon.

Reading

めんどう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The とう goes to どう, though. Agh, what a 面倒.

Context

Context Sentences

こりゃまた面倒な仕事を引き受けたもんだね。

You've taken on such a difficult job!

クソリプは、言い返すのも面倒だし、シカトしてブロックするようにしています。

I find it tiresome to respond to nasty comments, so I just ignore and block them.

うちの社長には色々面倒もかけてきてて、それでもずっと面倒見てもらってるんで、感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。

I've caused our president various troubles, and yet he's always taken care of me, so I'm filled with gratitude.

Kanji Composition