JapanLingo

面倒めんどう

mendou

troublesome

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 面倒 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “troublesome” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

juusho henkou no tetsuzuki wa sukoshi mendou desu.

The address-change procedure is a little troublesome.

Example 2

mendou de mo, saki ni shorui o kakunin shite oita hou ga ii desu.

Even if it is troublesome, it is better to check the documents first.