Vocabulary

What does 迷惑 (めいわく, meiwaku) mean?

迷惑 (めいわく, meiwaku) means trouble, annoyance, nuisance.

Quick facts
Readingめいわく
Romajimeiwaku
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
めいわく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeiwaku

trouble, annoyance, nuisance

  1. 1noun · na-adjective trouble; bother; annoyance
  2. 2suru verb · intransitive to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

Example sentences

  • I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you.

  • Speaking loudly will bother the neighbors.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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