JLPT N2 · い-adjective

慌ただしい (awatadashii)

慌ただしい (あわただしい, awatadashii) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “busy; hectic”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あわただしい
Romaji: awatadashii
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

busy; hectic; hurried; rushed · い-adjective
rapid; quick; sudden · い-adjective

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 慌ただしい

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	慌ただしい	あわただしい awatadashii
Negative	慌ただしくない	あわただしくない awatadashikunai
Past	慌ただしかった	あわただしかった awatadashikatta
Negative past	慌ただしくなかった	あわただしくなかった awatadashikunakatta
Te-form	慌ただしくて	あわただしくて awatadashikute
Adverb (~ku)	慌ただしく	あわただしく awatadashiku
Conditional (~ba)	慌ただしければ	あわただしければ awatadashikereba

Kanji in 慌ただしい

慌

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's headコウ・あわ.てる・あわ.ただしい · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 慌ただしい.

慌てるあわてるto become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised)

Source: JMdict entry 1278810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.