Vocabulary

What does 慌ただしい (あわただしい, awatadashii) mean?

慌ただしい (あわただしい, awatadashii) means busy, hectic.

Quick facts
Readingあわただしい
Romajiawatadashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
あわただしい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonawatadashii

busy, hectic

  1. 1i-adjective busy; hectic; hurried
  2. 2i-adjective rapid; quick; sudden

Example sentences

  • Every day is hectic at the end of the year.

  • In the morning I left the house in a hurry.

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