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忙

忙 — busy, occupied, restless

On
ボウ, モウ
Kun
いそがしい, せわしい, おそれる, うれえるさま
Strokes
6
JLPT
N3
School grade
8

Common words with 忙

  • 忙しいいそがしいbusy; occupied; hecticCommon

    あいつはのらりくらりの仕事にお忙しい事だ。
    He is busy loafing on the job.

  • 多忙たぼうbeing very busy; busynessCommon

    たとえ多忙でも彼は来るだろう。
    Even if he is busy, he will come.

  • 忙殺ぼうさつoverloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding…Occasional

    私たちは訪問客で忙殺された。
    We were swamped with visitors.

  • 繁忙はんぼうbusy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)Occasional
  • 忙しいせわしいbusy; hectic; franticRare
  • 心忙しいこころぜわしいrestlessRare
  • 忙しいふりいそがしいふりappearing to be busy; pretending to be busy; busying oneself with menial tasksRare
  • 忙しげせわしげlooking busy; appearing busy; looking restlessRare
  • 大忙しおおいそがしvery busyRare
  • 繁忙期はんぼうきbusy period; busy seasonRare
  • 忙殺されるぼうさつされるto be very busily occupied; to be swamped (with work); to be overwhelmed (e.g.…Rare
  • 忙を厭わずぼうをいとわずdespite one's busynessRare
  • 忙しないせわしないrestless; fidgety; in a hurryRare
  • 忙中ぼうちゅうin the midst of busynessRare
  • 忙中閑ありぼうちゅうかんありthere are brief moments of leisure even when at one's busiestRare
  • 忙中有閑ぼうちゅうゆうかんhaving free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of…Rare

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 12 words that use 忙.

  • 忙しい いそがしい busy; occupied; hectic
  • 多忙 たぼう being very busy; busyness
  • 忙殺 ぼうさつ overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding…
  • 忙しい せわしい busy; hectic; frantic
  • 心忙しい こころぜわしい restless

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