ややこしい

puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

AdjectiveJLPT N1

What does ややこしい mean?

ややこしい is a Japanese adjective meaning puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex in English. It is written as ややこしい in hiragana, and yayakoshii in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの5人の関係は、ややこしい

The relationships among those five people are complicated.