Kanji

慌

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あわてる, あわただしい

Common Readings

コウ, あわ…ただしい, あわ…てる

Example sentences

慌てる あわてる
急な地震に慌てて外に飛び出した。

I panicked at the sudden earthquake and rushed outside.

落とす おとす
財布を落としたことに気づいて、慌てて戻った。

I noticed I had dropped my wallet and hurried back.

慌ただしい あわただしい
年末は、どこのお店も準備で慌ただしい。

At the end of the year, every shop is busy with preparations.

慌てふためく あわてふためく
彼は突然のニュースを聞いて、慌てふためいた。

He was flustered after hearing the sudden news.

大慌て おおあわて
財布を忘れた彼女は大慌てで駅に戻った。

After forgetting her wallet, she rushed back to the station in a panic.

恐慌 きょうこう
世界恐慌の影響で、多くの銀行が倒産した。

Due to the Great Depression, many banks went bankrupt.

Example Vocabulary

慌てる

あわてる

to panic; to be flustered; to be in a hurry

慌ただしい

あわただしい

busy; hectic; restless

慌てふためく

あわてふためく

to be in a panic; to be flustered; to lose one's cool

大慌て

おおあわて

great panic; frantic haste

恐慌

きょうこう

panic; scare; economic depression

慌しい

あわただしい

大恐慌

だいきょうこう

慌て者

あわてもの

慌てん坊

あわてんぼう

世界恐慌

せかいきょうこう

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