adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

Rare.
  1. meddling, meddlesomeness, nosiness, interference, officiousness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
節介 せっかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

node, season, period
セツ ふし セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク すなわ.ち つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ すけ ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ