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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

忙

Readings

Kana: ボウ、モウ、いそが.しい、せわ.しい、おそ.れる、うれえるさま
Romaji: bou, mou, isoga.shii, sewa.shii, oso.reru, ureerusama
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

busy, occupied, restless

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1475
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-3
Korean Reading:  mang
Chinese Reading:  mang2
Unicode:  5fd9
JIS:  4B3B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 214
Nelson Index: 1647
New Nelson Index: 1783
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k3.2
Four Corner Index: 9001.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1806
Gakken Index: 1371
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10334
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0964
Remembering the kanji Index: 618
Busy People Index: 3.16
Kanji Flashcards Index: 529
Kodansha Compact Index: 807
Kanji in Context Index: 126
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 158
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 188
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 625
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 665
Essential Kanji Index: 890
Kodansha Kanji Index: 248
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1175
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1075

Words

多忙 (たぼう)
busy; pressure of work
煩忙 (はんぼう)
pressure of business; busy
忙中閑有り (ぼうちゅうかんあり)
find odd moments of leisure in one's busy life
忙殺される (ぼうさつされる)
to be worked to death; to be very busily occupied
忙を厭わず (ぼうをいとわず)
despite one's busyness
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
忙中有閑 (ぼうちゅうゆうかん)
having free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work
忙中 (ぼうちゅう)
(in the midst of) busyness
忙殺 (ぼうさつ)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
忙しない (せわしない)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
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