Japanese

たぼう
Meaning: very busy; pressure of business
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

多
忙

Example sentences

He leads an extremely busy life every day.
彼は多忙な政務の合間を縫って、乙夜之覧を欠かさなかった。
Despite his busy government affairs, he never neglected his evening reading.
親友と再会を約束したが、お互いに多忙で燕雁代飛の状況が続いている。
I promised to meet my best friend again, but we are both busy and keep missing each other.

Usage Notes

A formal way to say 'busy'. Often used in business contexts or to describe a high volume of work.

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