Meaning

Primary

Noisy

Alternatives

Loud, Annoying

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of annoy? It's annoying!

Reading

うるさい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

What's noisy? That uni's rude sighing (うるさい). It just keeps sighing loudly over and over. It's sooo annoying!

Context

Context Sentences

彼がポテトチップスを食べる音が煩くて苛々します。

The sound of him eating potato chips is loud and annoying.

Kanji Composition