うるさい

i-adjective

noisy, annoying

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	うるさい	うるさくない
Past	うるさかった	うるさくなかった
て form	うるさくて	うるさくなくて
Adverbial	うるさく	—
Conditional ば	うるさければ	うるさくなければ
Conditional たら	うるさかったら	うるさくなかったら

1. noisy, loud

Describes something that makes too much noise or is unpleasantly loud. Can refer to sounds, people, or environments.

この部屋(へや)はうるさいですね。

This room is noisy, isn't it?

うるさい！静(しず)かにして！

Shut up! Be quiet!

Direct/rude way to tell someone to be quiet

隣(となり)の犬(いぬ)がうるさくて眠(ねむ)れない。

The neighbor's dog is so noisy I can't sleep.

工事(こうじ)の音(おと)がうるさいです。仕事(しごと)に集中(しゅうちゅう)できません。

The construction noise is loud. I can't concentrate on my work.

うるさい音(おと)がして、本(ほん)を読(よ)むことができなかった。外(そと)に出(で)て読(よ)むことにした。

There was a loud noise, so I couldn't read my book. I decided to go outside and read.

2. annoying, bothersome, picky

Can describe something or someone that is pestering, nagging, or being a nuisance. Often used to tell someone to be quiet or stop bothering you.

うるさいなあ。

How annoying.

Expressing annoyance

うるさく言(い)わないでください。

Please don't nag me.

お母(かあ)さんがうるさいと思(おも)うことがある。

Sometimes I find my mother annoying.

Refers to nagging or pestering behavior

彼(かれ)は細(こま)かいことにうるさい人(ひと)です。

He's a person who is fussy about details.

Being particular/picky

毎日(まいにち)「勉強(べんきょう)しなさい」とうるさく言(い)われて、いやになってきた。

Being nagged every day to study is starting to annoy me.

うるさい is an i-adjective meaning noisy or annoying. Usually written in hiragana.

Forms

Adverbial: うるさく
Past: うるさかった
Negative: うるさくない

Sense 1 - noisy

うるさい音(おと): loud noise
工事(こうじ)がうるさい: construction is noisy
うるさくて眠(ねむ)れない: can't sleep because of noise

Sense 2 - ANNOYING/PICKY

うるさく言(い)う: to nag
細(こま)かいことにうるさい: fussy about details
うるさい人(ひと): annoying/picky person

As exclamation

うるさい！= Shut up! / Be quiet! (fairly rude)

Similar words

騒(さわ)がしい: noisy, boisterous. Describes a place or scene full of commotion. More neutral in tone — it reports the noise rather than complaining about it — and it has no "picky" sense.
やかましい: very close to うるさい in both senses (loud; fussy), but blunter and more old-fashioned, heard more from older speakers.

静(しず)か (quiet, peaceful)

Writing

五月蠅(うるさ)い exists but is rarely used.

Related Words

Antonym: 静(しず)か (quiet, peaceful)

Synonym: 騒(さわ)がしい (noisy, boisterous (more neutral in tone))

Synonym: やかましい (noisy; fussy (blunter, more old-fashioned))

Compare: にぎやか (lively, bustling)

Related: 騒(さわ)ぐ (to make noise, to be noisy)

Compare: 耳障(みみざわ)り (unpleasant to hear)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:54 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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