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迷惑: trouble, bother, annoyance | JLPT N3 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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迷惑

JLPT N3Vocabulary

迷惑(めいわく)

めいわく

trouble, bother, annoyance

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Reading and meaning

Reading: めいわく
Romaji: meiwaku
Meaning: trouble, bother, annoyance
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

人(ひと)に迷惑(めいわく)をかけないようにしましょう。
Let us try not to cause trouble for others.
大(おお)きな声(こえ)で話(はな)すと、周(まわ)りの人(ひと)に迷惑(めいわく)です。
Speaking loudly bothers the people around you.
夜遅(よるおそ)くに電話(でんわ)すると、家族(かぞく)に迷惑(

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めいわく

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がかかります。

If you make a phone call late at night, it bothers your family.

急(きゅう)な予定変更(よていへんこう)は、みんなに迷惑(めいわく)をかけます。

Sudden changes to plans cause trouble for everyone.

Kanji in this lesson

迷astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusionJLPT N3 惑beguile, delusion, perplexityJLPT N3