口出し|くちだしkuchidashi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmeddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
    他人たにんのことには口出くちだししないよう彼かれに伝つたえてくれ。↗
    Tell him to mind his own business.
Conjugation
Dictionary form口出しする(くちだしする)
Polite (masu)口出しします(くちだしします)
Negative (nai)口出ししない(くちだししない)
polite (masen)口出ししません(くちだししません)
classical zu / nu口出しせず・口出しせぬ(くちだしせず・くちだしせぬ)
Past (ta)口出しした(くちだしした)
polite (mashita)口出ししました(くちだししました)
Past negative (nakatta)口出ししなかった(くちだししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)口出ししませんでした(くちだししませんでした)
Te form口出しして(くちだしして)
Potential口出しできる(くちだしできる)
Passive口出しされる(くちだしされる)
Causative口出しさせる(くちだしさせる)
Causative passive口出しさせられる(くちだしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)口出しすれば(くちだしすれば)
tara口出ししたら(くちだししたら)
Volitional口出ししよう(くちだししよう)
polite (mashou)口出ししましょう(くちだししましょう)
Imperative口出ししろ(くちだししろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym干渉かんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Broader than 「口出し」: stepping into others' affairs and forcing your influence on them; also the physics term for wave interference.
  • Related手出してだしCasualColloquial. Sticking your hands into things — taking part or meddling in others' affairs — where 「口出し」 is butting in with words.
  • Related横槍よこやりNeutralCutting in from the side: interrupting a discussion midway to raise objections, as in 「横槍を入れる」; carries a nuance of obstruction.
  • Antonym黙るだまるNeutralNeutral. To say nothing and keep silent — the opposite of 「口出し」's butting in.
  • Antonym沈黙ちんもくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Not uttering a word, complete silence — the opposite of 「口出し」's butting in with remarks.
  • AntonymしじまWrittenWritten/formal prose. The stillness of a quiet, soundless place — a related notion, not a direct antonym of 「口出し」.

Use 「口出し」 for butting into other people's business with words, as in 「余計な口出しをするな」. Pick 「手出し」 for hands-on meddling, 「干渉」 for interference in formal prose, and 「横槍」 for interrupting midway.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとが話はなしている最中さいちゅうに自分じぶんの意見いけんなどを差し挟さしはさむこと。容喙ようかい。
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