うるさい

うるさい
i-adjective
noisy, annoying
sense
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, noisy):

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 2, annoying, fussy):

USAGE (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: the opposite of sense 1 (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 2026.10.8 9:56
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