ややこしい (Yayakoshii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “complicated, complex, intricate, confusing”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivecomplicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
Examples
あの５人の関係は、ややこしい。
The relationships among those five people are complicated.
やっとややこしい迷路の外に出られた。
I finally found my way out of the confusing maze.
君が援助を断ったので、事態がややこしくなった。
Your refusal to help complicated matters.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).