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邪魔立て (じゃまだて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

邪じゃ魔ま立だて

じゃ

ま

だ

て

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

deliberate hindrance; obstruction

Refers to intentionally getting in the way of someone or something. Often used in the phrase 邪魔立てをする.

彼かれはいつも私わたしの計けい画かくに邪じゃ魔ま立だてをする。
He always deliberately hinders my plans.
邪じゃ魔ま立だてしない

で

、

静しず

か

に

見み

守まも

っ

て

ください

。

Please don't get in the way; just watch quietly.

Written forms

邪じゃ魔ま立だて
Standard kanji spelling.
邪じゃ魔まだて
Variant with だて in kana.

Kanji

邪wicked, injustice, wrong
魔witch, demon, evil spirit
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

邪じゃ魔ま
邪魔 is a more general term for hindrance or nuisance, while 邪魔立て emphasizes the deliberate act of obstructing.

Etymology

Compound of 邪魔 (hindrance) + 立て (from 立てる, to set up or cause). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word conveys the idea of actively creating an obstruction.