口(くち)やかましい

くちやかましい

i-adjective

nagging; fault-finding; forever telling people off

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	口(くち)やかましい	口(くち)やかましくない
Past	口(くち)やかましかった	口(くち)やかましくなかった
て form	口(くち)やかましくて	口(くち)やかましくなくて
Adverbial	口(くち)やかましく	—
Conditional ば	口(くち)やかましければ	口(くち)やかましくなければ
Conditional たら	口(くち)やかましかったら	口(くち)やかましくなかったら

1. nagging; fussy; constantly finding fault

Describes a person who comments critically on every little thing, or an atmosphere full of such complaints. Almost always negative, suggesting the criticism is more frequent than the situation deserves.

父(ちち)は口(くち)やかましい。

My father is always nagging.

口(くち)やかましい上司(じょうし)に疲(つか)れてしまった。

I've grown tired of my fault-finding boss.

近所(きんじょ)の目(め)が口(くち)やかましくて、夜遅(よるおそ)くに洗濯(せんたく)もできない。

The neighbors are so quick to complain that I can't even do laundry late at night.

Composed of 口(くち) (mouth) + やかましい (noisy, fussy). The complaint is verbal, so it applies to people and to the social pressure they create, not to loud sounds.

Common collocations

口(くち)やかましい人(ひと): a nagging person
口(くち)やかましく言(い)う: to go on and on about something
口(くち)やかましい世間(せけん): a censorious public

Similar words

口(くち)うるさい: nagging — the more common everyday equivalent, essentially interchangeable
やかましい: noisy; fussy — covers actual noise as well as fussiness
細(こま)かい: picky about details — can be neutral or even praise, unlike 口(くち)やかましい

Related Words

Related: 口(くち)うるさい (nagging (more common equivalent))

Compare: 細(こま)かい (picky about details)

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Added 2026.8.1 6:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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