煩い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
煩
うるさ Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 煩い – see the following entry.

【うるさい】 [adjective] [late 900s – Kamakura period] overwhelmingly thorough (often in a positive way); excessive, repetitive (in a negative way) [adjective] [from early 900s] (by extension from the "thorough" sense) so thoroughly knowledgeable and particular about something as to be annoying to others: picky, nitpicking, fussy [adjective] [from late 900s] pushy, bossy, overly particular and demanding [adjective] [early 1000s – ???] excellent of technique (particularly for a performance) [adjective] [late 1100s – ???] extremely strained, faked, insincere, affected [adjective] [from early 1100s] oppressive and annoying in a surrounding and overwhelming way [adjective] noisy, loud [adjective] annoying, irritating [adjective] [from early 1900s] troublesome, bothersome, irksome (usually in reference to having to do something) [adjective] [from early 1600s] dirty, messy, causing a bad feeling [interjection] (figuratively) shut up; stop it Alternative spelling 五月蝿い

(This term, 煩い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
煩
わずら Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 煩い – see the following entry.

【患わずらい】 [noun] sickness, illness [noun] worry, agony

(This term, 煩い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)