Meaning

Primary

Noisy

Alternative

Picky

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

You can guess this is an adjective from the at the end. The meaning for the kanji is noisy and picky, so the adjective version is also noisy and picky.

This type of noisy can be just about being noisy, like a group of turkeys. It can also be a ""picky"" sort of noisy, when someone is being particular in a vocal sort of way.

Reading

やかましい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

My noisy mom has earned the nickname yak-a-Ma (やかま). "Yakka yakka yakka," is what my mom says about my life choices.

Context

Context Sentences

「ああ、喧しい!だまれ!」

"Ahh, so loud. Shut up!"

喧しくてワニカニに集中できない。

It's so noisy I can't focus on WaniKani.

あいつは妖怪について喧しく質問してくるのでうざい。

That dude bugs me with so many Yokai related questions, he's so annoying.

Kanji Composition