ストレスの多い
sutoresu no ooi
The English word "stressful" can be translated into Japanese as ストレスの多い (sutoresu no ooi).
ストレスの多い is used to describe something that is irritating or causes stress.
Meaning: irritating, causing stress (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ストレス (stress), the particle の (which functions as a possessive or attributive particle) and 多い (meaning many or much).
Which one should you use?
While ストレスの多い describes a person or situation as being stressful or having much stress, you should use ストレスが溜まる when you want to describe the internal feeling of stress accumulating or building up within yourself. Additionally, in modern Japanese, particularly within business or psychological contexts, the loanword ストレスフルな is often used as a direct equivalent to the English adjective "stressful".
How do you pronounce it?
sutoresu no ooi
Did you know?
- To describe a stressful environment, Japanese speakers often use the phrase 気が張る which literally means 'the spirit is stretched tight'. This emphasizes a state of high tension rather than just irritation.
- When someone is in a stressful state, a common reply is 無理しないで which means 'don't do the impossible'. It serves as a gentle warning against overworking to avoid further stress.
- The term ストレスフルな is a 'wasei-eigo' or Japanese-made English word. While it sounds English, it is rarely used by native English speakers in the same grammatical way as the standard adjective 'stressful'.
Examples in context
- 最もストレスの多い人たちは、２５歳から５４歳までの男女である。Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful lives.This sentence is useful for illustrating how to describe people having stressful lives using ストレスの多い.Tatoeba #170803 by bunbuku, translation #243677 by CK
- ストレスの多い仕事は苦手です。Sutoresu no ooi shigoto wa nigate desu.I am not good at stressful work.
- 最近、ストレスの多い生活を送っています。Saikin, sutoresu no ooi seikatsu o okutte imasu.I have been living a stressful life lately.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their jobs at a cafe.
- 蓮 Ren仕事はどう？最近忙しい？Shigoto wa dou? Saikin isogashii?How is work? Are you busy lately?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、すごくストレスの多い毎日だよ。Un, sugoku sutoresu no ooi mainichi dayo.Yeah, it's a very stressful everyday life.
- 蓮 Ren無理しないでね、美咲。Muri shinai de ne, Misaki.Don't overdo it, Misaki.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう、蓮。少し休むよ。Arigatou, Ren. Sukoshi yasumu yo.Thanks, Ren. I'll take a little rest.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
