also: おせっかい
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
In old writing it is sometimes written as 節介, but in modern Japanese お節介 is normal.
meddling; nosy; interfering · meddler; busybody
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always written as お節介 in modern Japanese.
Standard modern form with honorific prefix お; this is the usual spelling and reading.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling 節介 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'meddling'.