Entry
  1. Noun

    obstacle; hindrance; impediment; obstruction

    ロバートは安全委員会では邪魔者だ。
    Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
  2. nuisance; bore; burden

Also written 邪魔物【じゃまもの】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wicked, injustice, wrong

Kun
よこし.ま
On
ジャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1612 of 2500
Radical
city
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-5-3, 1-5-2SKIP code
2d5.8The Kanji Dictionary
1722.7, 7722.7Four corner code
3244deroo
90aaUnicode hex code
1-28-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2849Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6135New Nelson (John Haig)
1124New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1443Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
766Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2055Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1643A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
642Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1520Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39357PMorohashi
1340A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1457Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1551Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1825Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1219Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1417Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
754Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1925Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xie2, ye2Pinyin reading
sa, yaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

witch, demon, evil spirit

On
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1514 of 2500
Radical
ghost
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-18, 3-11-10SKIP code
3q18.2The Kanji Dictionary
0021.3Four corner code
557deroo
9b54Unicode hex code
1-43-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5398Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6843New Nelson (John Haig)
3187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3953Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2961Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45906PMorohashi
1832A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1528Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1919Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

someone, person

Kun
もの
On
シャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
38 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2SKIP code
4c4.13The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0Four corner code
1478deroo
8005Unicode hex code
1-28-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698New Nelson (John Haig)
3211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852Morohashi
298A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235sakade
240Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314henshall3
302Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19crowley
148Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
1578Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level