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あわただしい

N2
awatadashii
  1. busy
  2. hurried
  3. confused
  4. flurried
い-adjective

Also written 慌ただしい

Chinese meanings

忙乱;匆忙

Examples

  • 飛ひ行こう機きの辺あたりで人ひとの動うごきがあわただしかった。
    There was much activity around the plane.
    飞机周围的人们忙忙碌碌。
  • トムは気難しい顔で、人々があわただしくドアから出て行くのを見ていた。
    Tom watched them hurry through the doors, a disagreeable expression on his face.
    汤姆表情严肃地看着人们匆匆走出门。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4fcdca6105'); // あわただしい
{
  "id": "4fcdca6105",
  "word": "あわただしい",
  "reading": "あわただしい",
  "romaji": "awatadashii",
  "meanings": [
    "busy",
    "hurried",
    "confused",
    "flurried"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1278810,
  "other_forms": [
    "慌ただしい"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "飛行機の辺りで人の動きがあわただしかった。",
      "furigana": "{飛行機|ひこうき}の{辺|あた}りで{人|ひと}の{動|うご}きがあわただしかった。",
      "en": "There was much activity around the plane.",
      "tatoeba_id": 85687
    },
    {
      "ja": "トムは気難しい顔で、人々があわただしくドアから出て行くのを見ていた。",
      "en": "Tom watched them hurry through the doors, a disagreeable expression on his face.",
      "tatoeba_id": 199963
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e45e90aa78a8bf6a8d283409807667d2ce99c4fda724dc2b7b6d88a53d2a434f",
    "meanings": [
      "忙乱",
      "匆忙"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "飛行機の辺りで人の動きがあわただしかった。",
        "zh": "飞机周围的人们忙忙碌碌。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "トムは気難しい顔で、人々があわただしくドアから出て行くのを見ていた。",
        "zh": "汤姆表情严肃地看着人们匆匆走出门。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/4fcdca6105",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1278810; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "bf0a1facfa02bbee2e634b5046cec20a9068f46b36429af051bd546e942e5d98"
  }
}