忙しい

• 読み: いそがしい
• ローマ字: isogashii
• 漢字の分解: 忙 (bō/isoga) — busy, occupied, restless
• 発音: /i.so.ɡa.ɕi.i/

意味

Busy; occupied; hectic. Describes being pressed for time with many things to do.

An i-adjective used to describe a person or period that is full of tasks and obligations. Very common in daily and work conversations. Often used as a polite reason for declining invitations: 忙しいので (because I am busy). Conjugates regularly: 忙しくない, 忙しかった.

例文

1. 今日はとても忙しいです。
2. 母は毎日忙しく働いています。
3. 忙しかったので、映画に行けませんでした。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, daily life, school

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 忙 combines 忄 (heart radical) and 亡 (to perish/lose), suggesting a state where the heart is lost or overwhelmed — a vivid image of being so busy one loses composure.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal