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[いそが()··]
isogashii
i adjective

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[いそ()···]
isogashii

English Meaning(s) for 忙しい

i adjective
  1. busy; occupied; hectic
  2. restless; hurried; fidgety

Definition and Synonyms for 忙しい

Busy crowded with or characterized by much activity
Synonyms: せわしい, 忙しい
Busy actively or fully engaged or occupied
Synonyms: せわしい, せわしない, 匆々, 多忙, 多端, 忙しい, 忙しげ, 慌ただしい, 煩忙, 草々
Engaged having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Synonyms: せわしい, せわしない, 忙しい
Hum the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Synonyms: せわしい, 働き, 働く, 多忙, 忙しい, 忙中

Meanings for each kanji in 忙しい

» busy; occupied; restless

Categories 忙しい is a member of

Activity the state of being active
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 忙しい

Conjugations for 忙しい

Adjective stem
[いそが()·]
isogashi
te-form
[いそが()···]
isogashikute
Negative te-form
[いそが()·····]
isogashikunakute
Adverbial Form
[いそが()··]
isogashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いそが()··]
isogashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いそが()····]
isogashikunai
Past Indicative Form
[いそが()····]
isogashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いそが()······]
isogashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いそが()····]
isogashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いそが()······]
isogashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[いそが()·····]
isogashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いそが()·····]
isogashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いそが()·······]
isogashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[いそが()··]
isogashisa

Sample Sentences for 忙しい

She must be very busy.
I've been so busy this past week that I've hardly had time to relax.
He was busy collecting stuff for his report.
I'm very busy.
Mother was busily cooking; in the meantime, I was just watching TV.

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The way I memorize this word is to associate it with a Javanese phrase, "iso gak sih?" meaning "can you?" while imagining someone asking his very busy friend if the latter can join the former.

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 5 years ago


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