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喧しい

やかましい

noisy; loud; fussy; particular (about); strict; much talked about

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Examples

  1. 外が喧しくて眠れない。

    そとがやかましくてねむれない。

    It is so noisy outside that I cannot sleep.

  2. 私の父は食べ物には大変喧しい。

    わたしのちちはたべものにはたいへんやかましい。

    My father is very particular about food.

  3. 喧しい、少し静かにしろ。

    やかましい、すこししずかにしろ。

    Shut up and keep it down a bit.

  4. 最近は個人情報の扱いについて喧しく言われるようになった。

    さいきんはこじんじょうほうのあつかいについてやかましくいわれるようになった。

    These days people are very insistent about how personal data is handled.

Common patterns

喧しい音
a loud, grating noise
規則に喧しい
to be a stickler for the rules
喧しく言う
to go on about; to nag

Memory tip

Two senses from one idea, 'won't leave you in peace': noise that grates, and a person who is fussy or nagging. Stronger and more irritated than うるさい in the noise sense, and as a one-word shout 喧しい! means 'shut up!'. Usually written in kana.

Kanji in this word

  • 喧Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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