I Love Kanjiややこしい (yayakoshii)
ややこしい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “complicated; complex”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ややこしい
- Romaji
- yayakoshii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of ややこしい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ややこしい | ややこしい yayakoshii |
| Negative | ややこしくない | ややこしくない yayakoshikunai |
| Past | ややこしかった | ややこしかった yayakoshikatta |
| Negative past | ややこしくなかった | ややこしくなかった yayakoshikunakatta |
| Te-form | ややこしくて | ややこしくて yayakoshikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | ややこしく | ややこしく yayakoshiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | ややこしければ | ややこしければ yayakoshikereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1012870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.