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お節(せっ)介(かい)
Rank #16,173

Meanings

  • adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), usually written using kana
    1. meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), usually written using kana
    2. meddler; buttinsky; busybody

Readings

おせっかい
(60%)
お節介
(39%)
御節介
(<1%)
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