おじゃまむし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
御邪魔虫 お邪魔虫 おじゃま虫

Etymology

From お (o-, beautifying prefix) + 邪魔(じゃま) (jama, “obstruction”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ʑa̠ma̠mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

おじゃまむし • (o-jama-mushi) ^{←おじやまむし (ozyamamusi)?}

1. a person who constantly gets in the way and does nothing useful