JLPT N3 · な-adjective

面倒 (mendou)

面倒 (めんどう, mendou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “trouble; bother”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めんどう
Romaji: mendou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

trouble; bother · noun, な-adjective
trouble; difficulty · noun, な-adjective
care; attention · noun

Example sentences

おじはいつも私たちの面倒をよくみてくれた。

My uncle always did well by us.

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

Conjugation of 面倒

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	面倒だ	めんどうだ mendouda
Present (polite)	面倒です	めんどうです mendoudesu
Negative	面倒じゃない	めんどうじゃない mendoujanai
Past	面倒だった	めんどうだった mendoudatta
Negative past	面倒じゃなかった	めんどうじゃなかった mendoujanakatta
Te-form	面倒で	めんどうで mendoude
Before a noun	面倒な	めんどうな mendouna
Adverb (~ni)	面倒に	めんどうに mendouni

Kanji in 面倒

面

mask, face, featuresメン・ベン・おも・おもて · 9 strokes

倒

overthrow, fall, collapseトウ・たお.れる・-だお.れ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 面倒.

面白いおもしろいinteresting真面目まじめserious面めんface面接めんせつinterview (e.g. for a job)場面ばめんscene表面ひょうめんsurface地面じめんground正面しょうめんfront水面すいめんwater's surface洗面せんめんwashing one's face方面ほうめんdirection面積めんせきarea (measurement)面倒臭いめんどうくさいbothersome一面いちめんone face

Source: JMdict entry 1533550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.