JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 忙: "busy, occupied, restless"
The kanji 忙 means "busy, occupied, restless". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ボウ, モウ in on'yomi and いそが.しい, せわ.しい, おそ.れる, うれえるさま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウモウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いそが.しいせわ.しいおそ.れるうれえるさま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | busy, occupied, restless |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1475 of 2,501 |
Common words with 忙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 忙しいbusy; occupied; hectic · restless; hurried; fidgety
- 多忙being very busy; busyness
- 忙しないrestless; fidgety; in a hurry
- 大忙しvery busy
- 忙殺overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
- 忙しいbusy; hectic; frantic · restless; hurried; fidgety
- 繁忙期busy period; busy season
- 繁忙busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)
- 忙中in the midst of busyness
- ご多忙中excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
- 心忙しいrestless
- 忙中閑ありthere are brief moments of leisure even when at one's busiest
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