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じゃ

nounnoun (generic)な adjectiveadjective (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verbintransitive verbBuddhism

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Meanings

  • hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference
  • to visit (someone's home)
  • demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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Example sentences

勉強べんきょうちゅう邪魔じゃましないでください。

Please don't interrupt me while I'm studying.

この荷物にもつ邪魔じゃまとおれない。

These bags are in the way and I can't get through.

邪魔じゃまします

Excuse me for intruding. (said when entering someone's home)

かれ存在そんざい計画けいかく邪魔じゃまになっている。

His presence is becoming an obstacle to the plan.

大切たいせつ会議かいぎ最中さいちゅう電話でんわって、非常ひじょう邪魔じゃまだとかんじた。

The phone rang right in the middle of an important meeting, and I felt it was extremely disruptive.