齷齪

あく促、 偓促

Reading

Kana: あくせく

Romaji: akuseku

Definition

adv-to

vs

1

fussily; busily; sedulously; worrying about (small things)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

齷

Reading: アク

Meanings: grating the teeth, fretful

齪

Readings: サク、 ソク、 セク、 シュク、 シュウ、 せま.る

Meaning: grating the teeth

促

Readings: ソク、 うなが.す

Meanings: stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Example Sentence

何(なん)でもかんでもむきになってあくせくするのをやめれば、きっと人々(ひとびと)は今(いま)の２倍(ばい)も長生(ながい)きするだろう。

➥I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.