Vocabulary

What does くどい (kudoi) mean?

くどい means long-winded, repetitive; (taste) too rich.

Quick facts
Readingくどい
Romajikudoi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くどい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkudoi

long-winded, repetitive; (taste) too rich

  1. 1i-adjective repetitious; long-winded; tedious
  2. 2i-adjective heavy (taste); (overly) rich; strong
  3. 3i-adjective gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

Example sentences

  • This soup's flavor is too heavy.

  • His explanations are always long-winded.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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