takes genitive case の

  1. very busy (person or thing).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
大忙し おおいそがし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
busy, occupied, restless
いそが.しい ボウ せわ.しい (7th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant