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What does 厄介 (やっかい, yakkai) mean?

厄介 (やっかい, yakkai) means troublesome; being taken care of.

Quick facts
Readingやっかい
Romajiyakkai
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
やっかい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakkai

troublesome; being taken care of

  1. 1na-adjective · noun trouble; burden; nuisance
  2. 2na-adjective · noun care; dependence; support

Example sentences

  • This is a troublesome problem.

  • Things have gotten troublesome.

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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.

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