How to say "nuisance" in Japanese

• 邪魔じゃまJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, na-adjective, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the nuisance that obstructs: a person or thing in the way, hindering what you are doing. Think of someone whose presence stops you from working, moving, or getting on with a task.
  お邪魔じゃまじゃないでしょうか。↗

  I hope I'm not disturbing you.
• 厄介やっかいJLPT N3approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounCovers the nuisance that is a burden or bother: something troublesome and hard to deal with, a problem or responsibility you would rather not have to handle.
  そんなことをするとやっかいなことを招まねくことになる。↗

  To do so is asking for trouble.
• 迷惑めいわくJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveThe nuisance imposed on other people: behavior, or a person, that annoys or inconveniences those around. Choose this when the emphasis is on the trouble and bother caused to others.
  迷惑めいわくにならないようにしなさい。↗

  Never make a nuisance of yourself.

Use 邪魔 for a nuisance that gets in the way, 厄介 for one that is burdensome or hard to deal with, and 迷惑 for one that annoys or inconveniences other people.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 邪魔じゃまhindrance
• 厄介やっかいtrouble
• 迷惑めいわくtrouble
• ニューサンスnuisance
• 厄介物やっかいものnuisance
• 邪魔っけじゃまっけnuisance
• 鼻つまみはなつまみuncouth person
• 困り者こまりものgood-for-nothing
• 人泣かせひとなかせannoyance
• 厄介者やっかいものburden
• 目の上のこぶめのうえのこぶa thorn in one's side
• 余り者あまりものinterloper
• 困ったことこまったことtrouble
• 迷惑者めいわくもの(person who is a) nuisance
• 邪魔者じゃまものnuisance