See 面倒い in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"source": "inflection",
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"source": "inflection",
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"form": "mendokaro",
"source": "inflection",
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"form": "面倒く",
"source": "inflection",
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"continuative",
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{
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"source": "inflection",
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},
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"form": "めんどい",
"source": "inflection",
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"stem",
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"source": "inflection",
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{
"form": "面倒い",
"source": "inflection",
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"source": "inflection",
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},
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "面倒けれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどけれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokere",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokare",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くない",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくない",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nai",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokatta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くなかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくなかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nakatta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒いです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどいです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoi desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くないです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくないです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
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{
"form": "mendoku nai desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative"
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{
"form": "面倒かったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
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"form": "めんどかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
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},
{
"form": "mendokatta desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
]
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"form": "面倒くなかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
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{
"form": "めんどくなかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nakatta desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
]
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{
"form": "面倒くて",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくて",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokute",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒ければ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional"
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{
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"source": "inflection",
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},
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"form": "mendokereba",
"source": "inflection",
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"conditional"
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{
"form": "面倒かったら",
"source": "inflection",
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"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokattara",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かろう",
"source": "inflection",
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"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかろう",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokarō",
"source": "inflection",
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"volitional"
]
},
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"form": "面倒く",
"source": "inflection",
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"adverbial"
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"source": "inflection",
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"adverbial"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒さ",
"source": "inflection",
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"noun-from-adj"
]
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"source": "inflection",
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"noun-from-adj"
]
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{
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"source": "inflection",
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"noun-from-adj"
]
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"word": "面倒な"
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"word": "面倒臭い"
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},
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}
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"めん"
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"倒",
"ど"
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},
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"source": "inflection",
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]
},
{
"form": "面倒かろ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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]
},
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"form": "めんどかろ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokaro",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒く",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"stem"
]
},
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"form": "めんどく",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"continuative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒い",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"stem",
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどい",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"stem",
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒い",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"attributive",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどい",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"attributive",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒けれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどけれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokere",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかれ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"stem"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokare",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くない",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくない",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nai",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokatta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くなかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくなかった",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nakatta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"informal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒いです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどいです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoi desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くないです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくないです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nai desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokatta desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くなかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくなかったです",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku nakatta desu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"formal",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒くて",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどくて",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokute",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒ければ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどければ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokereba",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かったら",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかったら",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokattara",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒かろう",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどかろう",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "mendokarō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒く",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどく",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial"
]
},
{
"form": "mendoku",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial"
]
},
{
"form": "面倒さ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"noun-from-adj"
]
},
{
"form": "めんどさ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"noun-from-adj"
]
},
{
"form": "mendosa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"noun-from-adj"
]
}
],
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"infl": "i"
},
"expansion": "面(めん)倒(ど)い • (mendoi) -i (adverbial 面(めん)倒(ど)く (mendoku))",
"name": "ja-adj"
}
],
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"conditional": "ければ",
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"formal_negative": "く ない です",
"formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
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"hypothetical": "けれ",
"imperative": "かれ",
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"Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
"Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
"Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
"Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
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"Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
"Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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"inconvenient, troublesome"
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"inconvenient",
"inconvenient"
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[
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"(informal) inconvenient, troublesome"
],
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{
"word": "面倒な"
},
{
"word": "面倒臭い"
}
],
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],
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"Daijirin"
]
}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "[mẽ̞ndo̞i]"
}
],
"word": "面倒い"
}
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