じゃ

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes する, transitive verb

  1. hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference.

takes する, intransitive verb

As お〜.
  1. to visit (someone's home).

noun

Buddhist term. Orig. meaning.
  1. demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behavior.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゃ
邪魔 じゃま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wicked, injustice, wrong
ジャ よこし.ま (8th, N1)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば ガ ゲ (11th)
witch, demon, evil spirit
 (8th, N1)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ マ あ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ghost, devil
おに キ (7th, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ フチ ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)