introduce / intervene

(peaked roof) + (eight)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
BETAPKDUH

Onyomi

KAI

I'm going to introduce you to mr. Kai, the KITE maker.

Mnemonic

I know it's peaked roof plus '8', but you can think of this as an arrow pointing at the person you are introducing, a la the coveted "I'M WITH STUPID" shirt.

Jukugo

紹介(しょうかい) する

introduce ★★★☆☆
(acquaint) + (introduce / intervene) = 紹介 (introduce )

introduce (someone or something to somebody else)

自己紹介(じこしょうかい)

introduce yourself to a group. ★★☆☆☆
(one's own) + (introduce ) = 自己紹介 (introduce yourself to a group.)

厄介(やっかい)

hard to deal with ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(misfortune) + (introduce / intervene) = 厄介 (hard to deal with)

troublesome, worrying. Hard to deal with! A hard-to-fix appliance. A stubborn, persnicketty person.

介入(かいにゅう) する

intervention ★☆☆☆☆ NP
(introduce / intervene) + (put/go in) = 介入 (intervention)

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Synonyms

annoying
面倒くさい    厄介な    煩わしい    ややこしい