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邪魔 (じゃま): hindrance, intrusion — Japanese vocabulary

邪魔 is read じゃま and means "hindrance, intrusion". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

邪魔

Reading
じゃま · jama
Translation
hindrance, intrusion
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
じゃまが

Example

勉強の邪魔をしないでください。

べんきょうのじゃまをしないでください。

Don't distract me from studying.

Kanji in this word

  • 邪 — Wicked, Injustice, Wrong
  • 魔 — demon, magic

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