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Meaning of 忙しい(いそがしい) in Japanese

忙しい, 忙がしい
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
いそがしい, せわしい
Romaji
isogashii, sewashii
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
    Example sentence
    仕事忙しすぎる考えけど時間余るなぁ。 Being too busy with work is a problem, but then so is having too much free time.

Examples of 忙しい, 忙がしい, いそがしい, せわしい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

busy, occupied, restless

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

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