じゃま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じゃま – see the following entry.

【邪魔】 [noun] (Buddhism) a demon or devil of perversity, a hindrance to the practice of Buddhism [noun] (more generally) an obstacle, a hindrance, interference [noun] a nuisance, a bother [noun] (figurative, idiomatic, humble) a visit [verb] to impede, to obstruct [verb] to be a bother, obstacle, nuisance, hindrance

(This term, じゃま (jama), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)