節せっ介かい

na-adjective, noun

meddling; nosiness; interference

Rare standalone form; in modern Japanese the word is almost always used as お節介 (おせっかい). The bare form 節介 may appear in older texts or as a dictionary headword.

See also: おせっかい

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは「節せっ介かい」と書かかれることもあるが、現げん代だいでは「お節せっ介かい」が普ふ通つうだ。

  In old writing it is sometimes written as 節介, but in modern Japanese お節介 is normal.