うるさい

うるさい · urusai · JLPT N5 · i-adj

annoying

📢 Sounds like: you're a sigh — what you mutter at a noisy pest

Urusai sounds a bit like 'you're a sigh', the weary groan a loud neighbour pulls out of you. Shouted on its own, うるさい! works like 'shut up!' — so it covers both noisy and annoying.

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