Vocabulary

What does 邪魔 (じゃま, jama) mean?

邪魔 (じゃま, jama) means hindrance, disturbance, nuisance.

Quick facts
Readingじゃま
Romajijama
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
じゃま
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjama

hindrance, disturbance, nuisance

  1. 1noun · na-adjective · suru verb hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
  2. 2suru verb · intransitive to visit (someone's home)
  3. 3noun demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

Example sentences

  • This luggage is in the way here, isn't it?

  • Please don't disturb my studying.

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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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