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厄介なことに

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 厄介なことに.

Dictionary

Entry

厄介なことに厄介な事にやっかいな事にやっかいなことにExpression
1

the trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublingly

Examples
さらに厄介なことに、彼は近所の人に迷惑をかけていることにさえ気づいていない。
To make matters worse, he isn't even conscious of annoying his neighbors.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

4 strokesFrequency 2,123JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヤク

jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with

4 strokesFrequency 617JLPT N2Grade 8

On

カイ

Nanori

すけゆき

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

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