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忙 means 'busy'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 1473   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 35    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 9 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 7 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ボウ
Kun
   いそがしい busy
Additional readings
On    モウ
Kun    せわしい   おそれる   うれえるさま   せわしない restless, fidgety
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Busyness is a key part of Japanese life. A wedding invitation may include an apology for having a ceremony at such a busy time. Learn to say that busyness is work-related. Find out how to read 忙しい with two yomi, each with different meanings. Discover terms for being busy versus simply looking busy. And enjoy sayings about finding odd moments of leisure when swamped.
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⿰  忄 (心) heart  亡 dead  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 忙 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 忙 is used 19 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ボウ : 12 words FIND ALL
た ぼ う 0
busy; pressure of work
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いそがしい : 3 words FIND ALL
い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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せわしい : 2 words FIND ALL
looking busy; appearing busy; looking restless
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せわしい (read as ぜわ) : 2 words FIND ALL
restless
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Additional data
Henshall: 1806  Joy o' Kanji : 1806  Key to Kanji: 970 

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忙
ボウ   いそがしい busy   
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亡
ボウ   モウ   dead   ない to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
亠
lid
忄
heart
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