口出(くちだ)し

くちだし
noun
meddling; butting in; interference
communication
1. meddling; butting in; interference
Intruding into someone else's affairs or conversation uninvited, especially when one has no authority or right to do so.
余計(よけい)な口出(くちだ)しをするな。
Don't stick your nose in where it doesn't belong.
親(おや)が子供(こども)の問題(もんだい)に口出(くちだ)しする。
Parents meddle in their children's problems.
他人(たにん)の家庭(かてい)のことに口出(くちだ)しするのはよくない。
It's not good to interfere in other people's family matters.

Refers to uninvited interference in someone else's business or conversation. Almost always used with a negative connotation — the person doing the 口出(くちだ)し is overstepping their bounds.

Common collocations

Usage

Most commonly used with the particle を and the verb する. The phrase 余計(よけい)な口出(くちだ)し is extremely common and implies the interference is unwanted. Can also appear as 口出(くちだ)しするな (don't butt in) in blunt, informal speech.

Similar words

  • 干渉(かんしょう): interference — more formal and broader in scope, used for institutional or diplomatic contexts as well
  • お節介(せっかい): meddling, nosiness — focuses on the personality trait of being overly helpful or intrusive

Related Words

Compare: 干渉(かんしょう) (interference)
Compare: お節介(せっかい) (meddling, nosiness)
Related: 横槍(よこやり) (interference)
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Added 2026.4.1 2:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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