adjective

  1. busy, hectic, hurried, rushed.
  2. rapid, quick, sudden.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
慌ただしい あわただしい
 
 
慌しい あわただしい
 
 
遽しい あわただしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head
あわ.てる コウ (Late Jr. High)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い あ.らす コウ (Early Jr. High, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
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)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)