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忙

busy
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingボウ、モウ
Kun readingいそが.しい、せわ.しい、おそ.れる、うれえるさま
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. busyRtK
  2. occupied
  3. restless
  1. hectic
  2. hurried

Popular Usage

忙しい

Radicals and components

Radical心heart忄variant㣺variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · deceased · perish · top hat (亠) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 665

Compound words

忙しいいそがしい
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried
多忙なたぼうな
very busy
多忙たぼう
being very busy; busyness
繁忙はんぼう
busy
煩忙はんぼう
busy
忙殺ぼうさつ
being extremely busy
怱忙そうぼう
(being) busy
忙しげせわしげ
looking busy
ご多忙中ごたぼうちゅう
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
気忙しいきぜわしい
restless
御多忙中ごたぼうちゅう
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
忙がしいいそがしい
busy
怱忙としてそうぼうとして
in great haste

Kun Reading Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。いそがしい
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は忙しい人だから、電話でなければ連絡をとれないですよ。いそがしい
He is a busy man, so you can only get in touch with him by telephone.tatoeba
彼は忙しいので、君に会えない。いそがしい
In as much as he is busy, he can't meet you.tatoeba
彼は忙しいと思ったが、それどころか暇だった。いそがしい
I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は忙しい人だから、電話でなければ連絡をとれないですよ。
He is a busy man, so you can only get in touch with him by telephone.tatoeba
彼は忙しいので、君に会えない。
In as much as he is busy, he can't meet you.tatoeba
彼は忙しいと思ったが、それどころか暇だった。
I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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