ウザい

うざい

i-adjective

annoying

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Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	ウザい	ウザくない
Past	ウザかった	ウザくなかった
て form	ウザくて	ウザくなくて
Adverbial	ウザく	—
Conditional ば	ウザければ	ウザくなければ
Conditional たら	ウザかったら	ウザくなかったら

1. annoying, irritating

Describing something or someone that is bothersome or gets on one's nerves. Slang.

あの人(ひと)、ウザいんだよね。

That person is so annoying.

ウザい広告(こうこく)が多(おお)すぎる。

There are too many annoying ads.

ウザいからやめてくれない？

It's annoying, can you stop?

ウザい is slang for "annoying" or "irritating," derived from 鬱陶(うっとう)しい.

Writing

Usually written in katakana (ウザい) or hiragana (うざい). The katakana emphasizes the slang nature.

Register

This is casual/slang and can be rude when directed at people. Common among younger speakers. Avoid in formal situations.

Related words

キモい: gross, creepy
ダルい: tiresome, sluggish
ウケる: hilarious (positive)

Forms

ウザっ (interjection): Ugh! Annoying!

Related Words

Related: キモい (gross)

Compare: だるい (tiresome, sluggish)

Compare: 受(う)ける (hilarious)

Compare: 鬱陶(うっとう)しい (gloomy, oppressive, annoying)

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Added 2026.1.16 8:50 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:17

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