JLPT N3Words

迷惑

Readingめいわくmeiwaku

Meaning
他人の行為によって不快な思いをすること
Explanation
「迷惑(めいわく)」 means having an unpleasant feeling because of someone else's actions. It is used like "cause trouble/inconvenience" (迷惑をかける). c3 is a mistake led astray by the character 「迷」, and it does not mean getting lost on a road.
Original Japanese explanation

「迷惑(めいわく)」は、他人の行いでいやな思いをすることです。「迷惑をかける」のように使います。c3は「迷」の字につられた間違いで、道に迷う意味ではありません。

Examples
  • 迷惑をかける

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