おじゃま
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
Polite
1. hindrance; intrusion
suru and itasu verb forms are used as set phrases said prior to entering or leaving someone's home
Oh, was I such a bother?
Pitch accent
お
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
Examples (7 in total)
Oh, was I such a bother?
Hello, sorry to be intruding.
Sorry for intruding so late.
Sorry for bothering you while you were working.
I'm sorry for bothering you at such a late hour.
I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's a phone call for you.
I'd like to visit you next week. What day of the week would it be convenient for you?