干渉・関渉|かんしょうkanshou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
干渉干渉 is the most common written form and the form beginners should normally choose when writing this word.
関渉関渉 is a rarely used kanji-only variant, so learners will seldom encounter it and generally need not choose it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinterference; intervention; meddling僕のことに干渉しないでくれ。↗Don't interfere in my affairs.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 干渉する（かんしょうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 干渉します（かんしょうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 干渉しない（かんしょうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 干渉しません（かんしょうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 干渉せず・干渉せぬ（かんしょうせず・かんしょうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 干渉した（かんしょうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 干渉しました（かんしょうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 干渉しなかった（かんしょうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 干渉しませんでした（かんしょうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 干渉して（かんしょうして） |
| Potential | 干渉できる（かんしょうできる） |
| Passive | 干渉される（かんしょうされる） |
| Causative | 干渉させる（かんしょうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 干渉させられる（かんしょうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 干渉すれば（かんしょうすれば） |
| tara | 干渉したら（かんしょうしたら） |
| Volitional | 干渉しよう（かんしょうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 干渉しましょう（かんしょうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 干渉しろ（かんしょうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym口出しくちだしNeutralButting in with comments on other people's affairs; common in speech, where 「干渉」 sounds more formal.
- Synonym介入かいにゅうWrittenThird-party intervention, fairly neutral in tone, as in 「軍事介入」; a written/formal prose term.
- Synonym横槍よこやりNeutralInterrupting or obstructing from the side, as in 「横槍を入れる」; carries a feel of sudden interruption.
- Synonym手出してだしNeutralGetting hands on or stepping in to meddle, as in 「手出しは無用」; the emphasis is on action.
- Related妨害ぼうがいWrittenObstructing something or getting in its way, as in 「業務妨害」; stresses creating obstacles. A written/formal prose term.
- Related割り込むわりこむNeutralA verb for cutting into a line or interrupting a conversation, as in 「列に割り込む」.
- Related邪魔じゃまNeutralBeing in the way or disturbing someone; an everyday word, as in 「お邪魔します」.
- Related阻止そしWrittenStopping or holding something back, as in 「侵入を阻止」; the emphasis is on not letting it happen. A written/formal prose term.
- Related邪魔立てじゃまだてNeutralDeliberately obstructing someone's plans or actions; stresses intentional hindrance, whereas 「干渉」 is meddling in affairs.
- Antonym放任ほうにんWrittenLeaving something to take its own course, as in 「放任主義」; the opposite of interfering. A written/formal prose term.
- Antonym不干渉ふかんしょうWrittenNoninterference or nonintervention; the direct opposite of 「干渉」. A written/formal prose term.
Use 「干渉」 for meddling in the affairs of other people or countries, as in 「内政干渉」 and 「過干渉」. For everyday butting-in use 「口出し」, for hands-on meddling 「手出し」, for obstruction from the side 「横槍」, and for neutral third-party intervention 「介入」. For noninterference, use 「不干渉」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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