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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

節介

Reading

Kana: せっかい
Romaji: sekkai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adj-na
noun
1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness

Note: obscure term
See also: お節介

Kanji

節
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
介
Reading: カイ
Meanings: jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with

Example Sentences

余計(よけい)なお節介(せっかい)だ。
➥Go about your business.
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余計(よけい)なおせっかいはよせ。
➥Attend to your own business.
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よけいなお節介(せっかい)だ。
➥Mind your own business.
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人(ひと)のお節介(せっかい)などしないで、自分(じぶん)の頭(あたま)の上(うえ)の蝿(はえ)を追(お)ったらどうなんだね。
➥Why don't you mind your own business? What do you gain by sticking your nose into other people's affairs?
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