やかましい

やかましい
i-adjective
noisy; loud; fussy; strict
descriptivepersonality
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentやかましいやかましくない
Pastやかましかったやかましくなかった
て formやかましくてやかましくなくて
Adverbialやかましく—
Conditional ばやかましければやかましくなければ
Conditional たらやかましかったらやかましくなかったら
1. noisy; loud; clamorous
Unpleasantly loud, whether the source is machinery, traffic, or people talking. Stronger and more negative than うるさい is in its mildest uses, and often has a note of complaint.
外(そと)がやかましい。
It's noisy outside.
工事(こうじ)の音(おと)がやかましくて眠(ねむ)れない。
The construction noise is so loud I can't sleep.
隣(となり)の部屋(へや)のテレビがやかましいので、少(すこ)し音(おと)を下(さ)げてもらった。
The TV in the next room was so loud that I had them turn it down a little.
2. fussy; particular; strict (about something)
Demanding and hard to satisfy about a particular matter, marked with に. Applied to people who insist on high standards, and to rules or inspections that are strictly enforced.
父(ちち)は礼儀(れいぎ)にやかましい。
My father is strict about manners.
この店(みせ)の主人(しゅじん)は材料(ざいりょう)にやかましいそうだ。
The owner of this shop is said to be particular about ingredients.
最近(さいきん)は個人(こじん)情報(じょうほう)の扱(あつか)いについて規則(きそく)がやかましくなってきた。
Recently the rules about handling personal information have become stricter.

Sometimes written 喧(やか)しい, but kana is far more usual. As a one-word rebuke, やかましい! means "Quiet!" or "Shut up!" and is distinctly rough.

Common collocations

  • やかましい音(おと): a loud, grating noise
  • 口(くち)やかましい: nagging, always complaining
  • 〜にやかましい: to be fussy about ~

Similar words

  • うるさい: noisy; annoying — the everyday word, and much wider in use; やかましい sounds heavier and slightly old-fashioned
  • 厳(きび)しい: strict, severe — about standards and discipline generally, without the sense of fussing over details

Related Words

Synonym: うるさい (noisy; annoying (the everyday word))
Compare: 厳(きび)しい (strict, severe)
Compare: 騒々(そうぞう)しい (noisy)
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Added 2026.7.31 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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