How to say 'Busy' in Japanese | 多忙

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The Japanese word for Busy is 'Tabou', written as 多忙 in Japanese.'Busy' in hiragana is たぼう.

word

多忙

Meaning

Busy

Reading

たぼう

tabou

Kanji

多Many 忙Busy

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '多忙 (たぼう)' means 'busy'. It is used to describe a state of being very occupied or having a lot of tasks to do. This term is often used in formal or written contexts to convey a high level of busyness. For example: He is busy with work「彼は仕事で多忙だ」(かれはしごとでたぼうだ). Due to the busy schedule, I couldn't attend the meeting「多忙なスケジュールのため、会議に出席できなかった」(たぼうなスケジュールのため、かいぎにしゅっせきできなかった). Note that '多忙' is more formal than the more commonly used '忙しい (いそがしい)', which also means 'busy' but is used in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6310

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 多忙

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

多

Meaning

Many

kanji

忙

Meaning

Busy

Words Related to 多忙 Through the Kanji 多

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 多 as well.

word

多い

Meaning

Many

word

多く

Meaning

Many

word

多分

Meaning

Probably

word

多数

Meaning

Many, Majority

word

多様

Meaning

Diverse

word

多

Meaning

Many

word

滅多

Meaning

Rare

word

多少

Meaning

Somewhat

word

多量

Meaning

Large amount

Words Related to 多忙 Through the Kanji 忙

This Word contains the Kanji 忙 as well.

word

忙しい

Meaning

Busy

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