Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 邪魔する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 邪じゃ 魔ま する 邪じゃ 魔ま しない Polite 邪じゃ 魔ま します 邪じゃ 魔ま しません Past polite 邪じゃ 魔ま しました 邪じゃ 魔ま しませんでした Past 邪じゃ 魔ま した 邪じゃ 魔ま しなかった Te-form 邪じゃ 魔ま して 邪じゃ 魔ま しないで Desire 邪じゃ 魔ま したい 邪じゃ 魔ま したくない Potential 邪じゃ 魔ま できる 邪じゃ 魔ま できない Passive 邪じゃ 魔ま される 邪じゃ 魔ま されない Causative 邪じゃ 魔ま させる 邪じゃ 魔ま させない Causative passive 邪じゃ 魔ま させられる 邪じゃ 魔ま させられない Volitional 邪じゃ 魔ま しよう Polite volitional 邪じゃ 魔ま しましょう Imperative 邪じゃ 魔ま しろ 邪じゃ 魔ま するな Conditional 邪じゃ 魔ま すれば 邪じゃ 魔ま しなければ Tara conditional 邪じゃ 魔ま したら 邪じゃ 魔ま しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 邪じゃ 魔ま をする to get in someone's way; to disturb someone
Please don't disturb me while I'm studying.
お 邪じゃ 魔ま してもいいですか to ask permission to visit or drop by
Would it be all right if I dropped by for a bit?
〈 物もの 〉 が 邪じゃ 魔ま になる for a thing to be in the way
This luggage is in the way of the door.
Expressions お 邪じゃ 魔ま します sorry to bother you; please excuse the intrusion Kanji 邪 wicked, injustice, wrong 魔 witch, demon, evil spirit Related words· 10 妨害 is a formal word that often implies deliberate obstruction or sabotage, while 邪魔 is the everyday term for anything that simply gets in the way.
迷惑 focuses on the trouble or annoyance caused to other people, whereas 邪魔 is more about a physical or situational obstacle blocking an activity.
障害 is a more formal, often technical or medical word for an obstacle or impediment, while 邪魔 is casual and used in everyday conversation.
邪魔 is the everyday, direct word for something getting in the way, while 障り is more formal and mainly appears in set phrases like 障りになる .
Show 6 more Show fewer 邪魔する is casual and often physical (blocking someone's way or interrupting), while 妨げる is more formal and typically used for abstract or systemic obstruction.
邪魔する is transitive and means to actively get in the way of someone, while 差し支える is intransitive and describes circumstances that make something inconvenient or difficult.
邪魔 is the everyday, casual word for something or someone being in the way, while 妨げ sounds more formal and abstract.
邪魔 implies a physical or direct obstruction, often with a nuance of annoyance, whereas 差し支え is more about inconvenience or scheduling conflicts.
邪魔する means to directly obstruct or disturb someone or something, whereas 水を差す specifically refers to spoiling a good atmosphere or flow, often through an ill-timed remark.
邪魔する means 'to get in the way' or 'to disturb' in a general sense, whereas 足を引っ張る specifically evokes dragging someone down or undermining their success from close by.
Opposites 邪魔 means to hinder or get in the way, the opposite of 手伝い , which means to help someone accomplish something.
邪魔する means to get in the way or hinder someone, the opposite of 手伝う , which means to help them.
Don't confuse with 邪魔 shares the kanji 邪 with 邪道 but means a nuisance or hindrance, not an improper method or path.
邪悪 means 'wicked, evil', whereas 邪魔 (sharing the kanji 邪 ) means 'hindrance, obstacle' and has nothing to do with morality.
邪魔 shares the kanji 邪 but means 'obstacle' or 'hindrance', while 邪 (よこしま ) describes morally wicked or crooked intent.
悪魔 (devil, demon) and 邪魔 (hindrance, nuisance) share the kanji 魔 and sound similar, but 邪魔 has nothing to do with supernatural beings.
Word family hindrance; intrusion; disturbance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment · nuisance; burden; bore
nuisance; obstructive person; troublesome person
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
Written forms 邪じゃ 魔ま Usage 83%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
じゃま Usage 15%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji are not needed.
ジャマ Usage 3%
Etymology From Buddhist terminology, originally referring to a demon that obstructs practice. The kanji 邪 (wicked) and 魔 (demon) reflect this origin. In modern Japanese, the religious sense is rare, and the word is used broadly for hindrance or disturbance.
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