Meaning

Primary

Trouble

Alternatives

Troublesome, Inconvenience, Nuisance

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

You've been led astray and you've been misguided. What a trouble, and indeed a troublesome inconvenience all this is.

Reading

めいわく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

迷惑な人がいて、困ってるんです。

There is an annoying person, and it’s troubling me.

ご迷惑じゃなければ、お願いしてもいいですか?

If it's not too much trouble, is it okay to leave it to you?

最近、迷惑メールがたくさん送られて来るようになった。

Lately, I have been getting a lot of junk mail.

日本語が下手なので、あなたに迷惑をかけてしまうかもしれません。

I am bad at Japanese, so I might be an inconvenience to you.

Kanji Composition