邪魔

じゃま

hindrance, intrusion

Also:to visit (someone's home), demon who hinders Buddhist training

What does 邪魔 mean?

邪魔 is a Japanese noun meaning hindrance, intrusion in English. It can also be translated as to visit (someone's home), demon who hinders Buddhist training depending on context. It is written as 邪魔 in kanji, じゃま in hiragana, and jama in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

邪魔じゃないでしょうか。

I hope I'm not disturbing you.