What does kanji 忙 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 忙 is busy.

How is kanji 忙 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 忙 are いそが.しい, せわ.しい, おそ.れる, うれえるさま; the onyomi readings are ボウ, モウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 忙?

The main radical for kanji 忙 is 心.

What words use kanji 忙?

Example words that use kanji 忙 include 忙しい, 忙殺, 忙しげ, 忙しない.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

忙

Meaning

Kanji 忙

busy

busy, occupied, restless

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いそが.しいせわ.しいおそ.れるうれえるさま
Onyomi 音読み: ボウモウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1475
Strokes: 6
Radical: 心
Components: 亠 • 忙 • 亡
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 忘 • 妄 • 盲 • 亡 • 芒 • 邙 • 吂

Related vocabulary

17 common entries

Showing 17 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

忙しい

いそがしい

busy

忙殺

ぼうさつ

being extremely busy

忙しげ

せわしげ

looking busy

忙しない

せわしない

restless

忙を厭わず

ぼうをいとわず

despite one's busyness

忙殺される

ぼうさつされる

to be very busily occupied

忙中

ぼうちゅう

in the midst of busyness

忙中閑あり

ぼうちゅうかんあり

there are brief moments of leisure even when at one's busiest

忙中有閑

ぼうちゅうゆうかん

having free time to spare in the midst of busyness

繁忙

はんぼう

pressure of business

多忙

たぼう

being very busy

ご多忙中

ごたぼうちゅう

excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今日は朝から忙しい。

I have been busy since this morning.

母は夕方まで忙しかった。

My mother was busy until evening.

忙しいので、あとで電話します。

I'm busy, so I'll call later.

年末は店が特に忙しくなる。

The shop gets especially busy at the end of the year.

彼は忙しいふりをしていた。

He was pretending to be busy.