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): [se̞ɰᵝa̠ja̠kʲi]

Noun

世(せ)話(わ)焼(や)き • (sewayaki)

bother; meddlesome person

See also

世話(せわ)を焼(や)く (sewa o yaku)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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