JLPT N2 · い-adjective

くどい (kudoi)

くどい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “repetitious; long-winded”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くどい
Romaji: kudoi
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

repetitious; long-winded; tedious; wordy; verbose · い-adjective · usually written in kana
heavy (taste); (overly) rich; strong; cloying · い-adjective · usually written in kana
gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud · い-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

くどいよ君の質問は、もううるさい。

Stop bugging me with your annoying questions!

Tatoeba #225648

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of くどい

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	くどい	くどい kudoi
Negative	くどくない	くどくない kudokunai
Past	くどかった	くどかった kudokatta
Negative past	くどくなかった	くどくなかった kudokunakatta
Te-form	くどくて	くどくて kudokute
Adverb (~ku)	くどく	くどく kudoku
Conditional (~ba)	くどければ	くどければ kudokereba

Source: JMdict entry 1572760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.