# 忙 — Busy

Frequency rank 1378 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 唯 (Solely), less common than 咲 (Blossom).

- On’yomi: ぼう
- Kun’yomi: いそが
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A soul on the left withers next to death on the right — when your soul faces death, it becomes so overwhelmed and busy trying to survive.

In words:

- 忙しい いそがしい — busy,irritated
- 多忙 たぼう — busy;pressure of work

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