Osekkai

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

お節介 (Osekkai) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “meddling, meddlesomeness, nosiness, interference”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nounmeddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
  2. nounmeddler; buttinsky; busybody

Examples

  • Go about your business.

  • Mind your own business.

  • Attend to your own business.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in お節介

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