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煩雑 (はんざつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

煩はん雑ざつ

は

ん

ざ

つ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

complex; troublesome; cumbersome

Describes procedures, paperwork, or situations that are overly complicated and burdensome, often implying annoyance or inefficiency.

この申しん請せい手て続つづきは煩はん雑ざつで、時じ間かんがかかる。
This application procedure is complex and time-consuming.
煩

はん

雑ざつ

な

事じ

務む

作さ

業ぎょう

を

簡かん

略りゃく

化か

し

たい

。

I want to simplify the cumbersome clerical work.

Written forms

煩はん雑ざつUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
繁はん雑ざつUsage16%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
はんざつUsage2%

Kanji

煩anxiety, trouble, worry
雑miscellaneous
繁luxuriant, thick, overgrown

Similar words

複ふく雑ざつ
複雑 means 'complex' in a neutral or structural sense, while 煩雑 adds a nuance of being troublesome or annoyingly complicated.
面めん倒どう
面倒 is more casual and focuses on the bother or hassle, whereas 煩雑 is more formal and emphasizes procedural complexity.

Etymology

Compound of 煩 (trouble, annoyance) and 雑 (miscellaneous, mixed), suggesting a messy and bothersome complexity. The alternate form 繁雑 uses 繁 (luxuriant, busy) with a similar nuance.