世話焼き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	話	焼
せ Grade: 3	わ Grade: 2	や Grade: 4
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
世話燒き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せわやき [sèwáyákíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) せわやき [sèwáyákí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [se̞β̞a̠ja̠kʲi]

Noun

世(せ)話(わ)焼(や)き • (sewayaki)

bother; meddlesome person

See also

世話(せわ)を焼(や)く (sewa o yaku)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN