JapanLingo

迷惑めいわく

meiwaku

nuisance

N3

How to remember this word

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “nuisance” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 迷惑 to that exact scene.

Example sentences

Example 1

yoru osoku ni denwa suru to meiwaku ni naru kamo shiremasen.

Calling late at night might bother someone.

Example 2

gomeiwaku o okake shite shimai, moushiwake arimasen.

I am sorry for causing you trouble.