うざい
uzai
うざい (uzai) is the Japanese way to say "so annoying".
うざい is used to express that something or someone is annoying. It is a common term among younger generations to convey irritation toward people, social media notifications or repetitive situations.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
うざい is an informal and slangy term. For a polite way to convey that something or someone is very bothersome or annoying, you can use 大変迷惑です. If you want to express extreme irritation or impatience in a formal situation, use とてもいらいらします. In informal settings, you can also use すごくイライラする to say you are extremely irritated.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can modify the stem of うざい by adding the suffix すぎる to create うざすぎる, which means "too annoying" or "so incredibly annoying".
How do you pronounce it?
uzai
Did you know?
- In Japanese youth culture, うざい can sometimes be used as a term of endearment between very close friends, similar to 'you are such a pain'.
- While うざい is extremely common today, its origins can be traced back to the Tama area of Tokyo in the 1930s.
- The word うざい is frequently written in katakana as ウザい in manga and texting to emphasize the slangy, sharp tone of the voice.
Examples in context
- 彼の行動は大変迷惑です。His behavior is so annoying.
- あの人の態度、すごくイライラするよ。That person's attitude is so annoying.
- このゲーム、遊び方が超ウザいよ！The way to play this game is so annoying!
- その広告、本当にうざい。Sono koukoku, hontou ni uzai.That advertisement is so annoying.
- 通知が鳴り止まなくて、うざい。Tsuuchi ga nariyamanakute, uzai.The notifications won't stop, it's so annoying.
- ああ、もう、うざい！Aa, mou, uzai!Ugh, so annoying!
Example conversation
Misaki is complaining to Ren about a pushy salesperson.
- 美咲 Misakiさっきの人、本当にうざかったね。Sakki no hito, hontō ni uzakatta ne.That person from a moment ago was so annoying, right?
- 蓮 Renああ、しつこすぎたよな。Aa, shitsukosugita yo na.Yeah, they were way too pushy.
- 美咲 Misakiもううざいから、店変えよう。Mō uzai kara, mise kaeyō.It's so annoying, let's just change stores.
- 蓮 Ren賛成。あっちに行こうか。Sansei. Atchi ni ikō ka.I agree. Shall we go over there?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries うざい, CC BY-SA 4.0.
