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Kanji Detail for 忙 - "busy"

忙

  • Meaning

    忙 means "busy." Also associated with rushed.

    1. Busy - Having many things to do and no peace; being rushed without rest.

  • Words using 忙

    • 忙しい いそがしい Listen busy; occupied; hectic
    • 多忙 たぼう Listen being very busy; busyness

  • Four-character idioms with 忙

    • 忙中有閑 ぼうちゅうゆうかん Listen having free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work

  • Tattoo check: 忙

    • Verified meaning: busy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえいち, すえこ, すえじ, すえぞう)
    • Also carries these associations: rushed

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 忙

    Surnames 忙(すえいち)Listen 忙(すえこ)Listen 忙(すえじ)Listen 忙(すえぞう)Listen 忙(すえつぐ)Listen 忙(すえとき)Listen 忙(すえもち)Listen 忙(すえやま)Listen 忙(のりこ)Listen 忙(ほうじ)Listen 忙(まつえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    busy; occupied; restless

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    busy, pressed for time; hustling

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    busy, hurried, pressed for time

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A pressed heart. Now, having many affairs is also 忙. Such as 忙碌.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

    moh(モウ) モウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    isoga.shii(いそが-しい) いそが-しい

    oso.reru(おそ-れる) おそ-れる

    sewa.shii(せわ-しい) せわ-しい

    ureerusama(うれえるさま) うれえるさま

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    busy rushed hectic occupied bustling active swamped frenzied industrious overloaded

Sentences including 忙

  • When were you busy yesterday?

  • I am busy now and can't play with you.

  • Are you busy on sunday afternoon?

  • Her mother was busy cooking the dinner.

  • He will be busy tomorrow.

  • I have been busy since yesterday.

  • He was very busy all day.

  • He is very busy writing stories.

  • I know that he was busy.

  • She has been busy preparing for her trip to the u.s.

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