干渉 (かんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

干かん渉しょう

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干渉する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Covers unwanted meddling, official intervention, or physical interference (e.g., wave interference). Often used with する as an intransitive verb.

介かい入にゅうN1
介入 suggests stepping in with authority to control or resolve a situation, while 干渉 often implies unwanted or unwelcome meddling.
妨ぼう害がいN1
妨害 emphasizes deliberate obstruction or hindrance, whereas 干渉 can be neutral, official, or merely intrusive without blocking anything.
口くち出だしN1
口出し is a casual, everyday word for butting in with unwanted comments, while 干渉 is more formal and can also describe official or physical interference.
首くびを突つっ込こむN1
干渉する is a formal, direct word for 'interfere,' while 首を突っ込む is a colloquial idiom that can also mean showing casual interest, not just meddling.

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口くちを出だすN2
干渉する is a more formal, general word for interfering in someone's affairs, while 口を出す specifically means to butt in verbally with unwanted opinions.
おせっかいN1
干渉 is a formal term for interference used in legal, political, or technical contexts, while おせっかい describes casual, personal meddling in someone's private affairs.
構かまうN3
干渉する is a more formal, often critical word for meddling in others' affairs, while 構う (sense 4) is a softer, everyday way to say the same thing.

放ほう任にんN1
放任 means leaving someone or something alone without interfering, the opposite of 干渉's meddling or intervention.

鑑かん賞しょうN2
鑑賞 (appreciating art or music) is a completely different word that happens to share the same reading as 干渉 (interference).
感かん傷しょう
感傷 (sentimentality, being sentimental) is an unrelated homophone of 干渉 (interference) that learners can easily mix up by sound.
勧かん奨しょう
干渉 (かんしょう) sounds identical to 勧奨 but means 'interference' or 'meddling', a completely different concept.

干かん渉しょうUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and everyday use.
関かん渉しょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 干渉.

干 (intervene) + 渉 (cross over, be involved). The compound conveys the idea of crossing into another's affairs.