Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
めん
Grade: 3
(ateji)
とう > ど
Grade: S
(ateji)
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Adjectivisation of 面倒 (mendō);[1] 面倒 (mendō) +‎ (-i).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(めん)() (mendoi-i (adverbial (めん)() (mendoku))

  1. (informal) inconvenient, troublesome
    Synonyms: 面倒 (mendō na), 面倒臭い (mendōkusai)

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN