Japanese symbol for “meddling”
干渉
かんしょう
Romaji: kanshou
interference; intervention; meddling
In Japanese, meddling is 干渉, read かんしょう (kanshou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs interference; intervention; meddling
Written forms: 干渉、関渉. Readings: かんしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meddling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口出し | くちだし kuchidashi | meddling (in); butting in; interference |
| お節介 | おせっかい osekkai | meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness |
| 弄り | いじり ijiri | meddling; fumbling; fondling |
| 手出し | てだし tedashi | meddling; interfering |
| ちょっかい | ちょっかい chokkai | meddling; interference; making a pass at someone |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some; few; a number of |
| 梅干し | うめぼし umeboshi | umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air; to dry; to desiccate |
| 干潟 | ひがた higata | tidal flat; tideland |
| 物干し | ものほし monohoshi | frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations; bargaining; discussions |
| 渉外 | しょうがい shougai | public relations; client liaison; client relations |
| 不干渉 | ふかんしょう fukanshou | abstention; nonintervention; noninterference |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.