〜もかまわず

mo kamawazu

without caring about; regardless of; paying no attention to

Formation

Noun + もかまわず / Verb-plain + の + もかまわず

Chinese meanings

不顾；不在意

Chinese formation

名词＋もかまわず；动词普通形＋のもかまわず

Chinese usage

表示不顾通常会在意的事情而行动。

Chinese notes

有时含批评语气。

Examples

Furigana

彼かの女じょは人ひと目めもかまわず、駅えきのホームで大おお声ごえで泣ないた。
She cried out loud on the station platform, not caring who was watching.
她不顾他人目光，在车站站台上大声哭泣。
服ふくが汚よごれるのもかまわず、子こどもたちは泥どろの中なかで遊あそび続つづけた。
The children kept playing in the mud without caring that their clothes were getting dirty.
孩子们不顾衣服弄脏，继续在泥里玩。

Notes

Doing something without minding what people would normally care about (人目, 周囲, 雨). Often implies disapproval.

#manner#criticism

Related N2 grammar

〜に沿って〜ことなく〜っぱなし〜ようでは〜抜きで / 〜抜きに〜をこめて〜を〜として〜というものだ

Suggest an improvement

Use this entry in code

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mo-kamawazu');

{
  "id": "mo-kamawazu",
  "pattern": "〜もかまわず",
  "romaji": "mo kamawazu",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "without caring about; regardless of; paying no attention to",
  "formation": "Noun + もかまわず / Verb-plain + の + もかまわず",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女は人目もかまわず、駅のホームで大声で泣いた。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{人目|ひとめ}もかまわず、{駅|えき}のホームで{大声|おおごえ}で{泣|な}いた。",
      "en": "She cried out loud on the station platform, not caring who was watching."
    },
    {
      "ja": "服が汚れるのもかまわず、子どもたちは泥の中で遊び続けた。",
      "furigana": "{服|ふく}が{汚|よご}れるのもかまわず、{子|こ}どもたちは{泥|どろ}の{中|なか}で{遊|あそ}び{続|つづ}けた。",
      "en": "The children kept playing in the mud without caring that their clothes were getting dirty."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "manner",
    "criticism"
  ],
  "notes": "Doing something without minding what people would normally care about (人目, 周囲, 雨). Often implies disapproval.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "213ba5090aad48014a0151e35047f3b847a6991e7197bc01c3c6e7a588d5ec3a",
    "meanings": [
      "不顾",
      "不在意"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋もかまわず；动词普通形＋のもかまわず",
    "explanation": "表示不顾通常会在意的事情而行动。",
    "notes": "有时含批评语气。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女は人目もかまわず、駅のホームで大声で泣いた。",
        "zh": "她不顾他人目光，在车站站台上大声哭泣。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "服が汚れるのもかまわず、子どもたちは泥の中で遊び続けた。",
        "zh": "孩子们不顾衣服弄脏，继续在泥里玩。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#mo-kamawazu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d33478c5942c95445e0b2356dd327160b8543cfa95639753ce31e73409fe337f"
  }
}