Moto 忙: Busy; Occupied; RestlessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ボウ、モウ
- Kun'yomi
- いそが(しい)、せわ(しい)、おそ(れる)、うれえるさま
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 20 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ボウ・モウ)
- 多忙たぼうbeing very busy; busyness
- 忙殺ぼうさつbeing extremely busy; being swamped with work
- 煩忙はんぼうpressure of business; busy
- 繁忙はんぼうpressure of business; busy
- ご多忙中ごたぼうちゅうexcuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
- 御多忙中ごたぼうちゅうexcuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
- 忙を厭わずぼうをいとわずdespite one's busyness
- 忙中ぼうちゅう(in the midst of) busyness
- 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 one's work
- 忙中閑有りぼうちゅうかんありfind odd moments of leisure in one's busy life
- 忙殺されるぼうさつされるto be very busily occupied; to be swamped with work
- 怱忙としてそうぼうとしてin great haste; hurriedly
- 繁忙期はんぼうきbusy period; busy season
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 忙しいいそがしいbusy; occupied
- 大忙しおおいそがしvery busy (person or thing)
- 心忙しいこころぜわしいrestless
- 忙しげせわしげlooking busy; appearing busy
- 忙しないせわしないrestless; fidgety
- 気忙しいきぜわしいrestless; fidgety
Other readings
- 忙がしいいそがしいbusy; occupied
Kanji that often appear with 忙
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