面倒 (mendou)
trouble,difficulty,care,attention
- JLPT N3
- adjectival noun
- Pitch 3
- #2755 most frequent
Meaning
面倒 (めんどう, mendou) is a JLPT N3 adjectival noun meaning “trouble,difficulty,care,attention”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
会社で 面倒なことが 起こったの。
There was some trouble at the office.
部下の面倒が見られないようでは上司失格だ。
If (it is true that) you cannot take care of the people under you, you are not qualified to be their boss.
この仕事は面倒なばかりであまり儲かりません。
This job is troublesome and doesn't bring us big profits.
係員はさも面倒くさそうに私の苦情を聞いていた。
The person in charge listened to my complaint with an expression that revealed it was truly bothersome.
たかがアパート探しくらいで君に面倒をかけたくない。
I don't want to bother you with just apartment hunting.
私達の日本語の先生は厳しい代わりに学生の 面倒見がいい。
Our teacher is strict, so (to make up for it) he takes good care of his students.
田中先生は教え方が上手な上(に)学生の面倒をよく見るから、とても人気がある。
Ms. Tanaka is very popular because she is good not only at teaching but also at taking care of her students.
このコンピュータは日本語入力の時、いちいち入力方式を指定しないといけないので、面倒なことこの上ない。
Because we have to specify the input method on this computer every time we want to type in Japanese, it's extremely cumbersome.
プロジェクトに変更があるたびに関係者全員に知らせた上で承認を得なければならないので、面倒と言ったらない。
Every time there is a change to the project, we have to notify everybody involved and get their approval, so it is incredibly tiresome.
面倒だな。
What a business it is!
私が 面倒をみます。
I will see to it.
面倒なことになるよ。
You'll get into trouble.