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~もかまわず: meaning, usage and examples

~もかまわず means: without caring about... / regardless of...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 周まわりの目めもかまわず、大声おおごえで笑わらった。

   Without caring about others watching, I laughed loudly.

2. 危険きけんもかまわず、飛とび込こんだ。

   I jumped in regardless of the danger.

3. 佐藤さとうさんは雨あめにぬれるのもかまわず、駅えきまで走はしった。

   Mr. Sato ran to the station without caring about getting wet in the rain.

4. 夜よる遅おそいのもかまわず、隣となりの人ひとが大声おおごえで歌うたっている。

   My neighbor is singing loudly with no regard for how late it is.

When to use it

Means "without caring about X": someone acts while ignoring something they would normally worry about, such as other people, the time or getting dirty. 服ふくが汚よごれるのもかまわず、子こどもを助たすけた means "Not caring that their clothes got dirty, they rescued the child." Usually describes a person's behavior from the outside.

Nuance

Neutral to written. Often critical (人目ひとめもかまわず, 夜中よなかなのもかまわず) but it can also praise devotion. It mostly describes others or past events, not the speaker's plans or requests, so a sentence ending in てください does not fit.

Compare

を問とわず is neutral: the category simply does not matter: 年齢ねんれいを問とわず. もかまわず ignores something one should care about: 人目ひとめもかまわず. をよそに ignores other people's worries: 親おやの心配しんぱいをよそに、旅たびに出でた. もかまわず focuses on the person not minding.

Tip: Common pieces: 人目ひとめもかまわず, 雨あめにぬれるのもかまわず, 服ふくが汚よごれるのもかまわず. Look for the の before も after a verb.