JLPT N2

busy; occupied

Item 19 of 481 | 6 strokes | Radical: 忄 (heart), 亡 (die)

Readings

On'yomiボウ
Kun'yomiいそが.しい

Mnemonic

When you are so BUSY (忙), your HEART (忄) feels like it's going to DIE (亡).

Example Words

忙しい (いそがしい) busy
多忙 (たぼう) very busy