世話焼き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世 話 焼
せ
Grade: 3 		わ
Grade: 2 		や
Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
世話燒き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せわやき [sèwáyákíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • (Tokyo) せわやき [sèwáyákí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞β̞a̠ja̠kʲi]

Noun

世(せ)話(わ)焼(や)き • (sewayaki) 

  1. bother; meddlesome person

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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