Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get into a panic, to be flustered, to panic, to get in a flap.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
慌てふためく あわてふためく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head
あわ.てる コウ (8th)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い あ.らす コウ (7th, 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)