01
忙しい
いそがしい
busy
Meanings
- busy
- occupied
- restless
Readings
Onyomi
- ボウ
- モウ
Kunyomi
- いそが.しい
- せわ.しい
- おそ.れる
- うれえるさま
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Useful words
02
多忙
たぼう
very busy
03
大忙し
おおそがし
very busy
04
繁忙期
はんぼうき
busy season
05
忙しない
せわしない
restless
06
繁忙
はんぼう
pressure of business
Compare Kanji
01忘Shape95%forgetBoth use 亡 and a version of the heart radical (忄 or 心).02暇Pair92%spare time, restThese are direct opposites representing being busy versus having free time.03亡Shape90%deceased, the late亡 forms the right side of 忙 and hints at the heart being lost to work.04急Meaning88%hurry, emergencyBoth kanji are often used together to describe being in a busy hurry.05慌Component85%disconcerted, be confusedBoth share the 忄 radical and relate to a restless or overwhelmed state of mind.06閑Pair82%leisureRepresents a quiet or leisurely state, acting as a formal antonym to being busy.