I Love Kanjiうっとうしい (uttoushii)
うっとうしい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うっとうしい
- Romaji
- uttoushii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing · い-adjective · usually written in kana
- irritating; troublesome · い-adjective · usually written in kana
- heavy (weather); cloudy · い-adjective · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of うっとうしい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | うっとうしい | うっとうしい uttoushii |
| Negative | うっとうしくない | うっとうしくない uttoushikunai |
| Past | うっとうしかった | うっとうしかった uttoushikatta |
| Negative past | うっとうしくなかった | うっとうしくなかった uttoushikunakatta |
| Te-form | うっとうしくて | うっとうしくて uttoushikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | うっとうしく | うっとうしく uttoushiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | うっとうしければ | うっとうしければ uttoushikereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1568430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.