Japanese Symbols

Japanese Kanji

忙

bou

busy · occupied · restless

Secondary school · JLPT N2 · 6 strokes

Readings

  • ONボウbou
  • ONモウmou
  • KUNいそが.しいisoga
  • KUNせわ.しいsewa
  • KUNおそ.れるoso

Meaning

Busy, occupied, restless.

Stroke order

Stroke order for 忙

忙 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 6 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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