# 慌 — Confused

Frequency rank 1362 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 斎 (Purification), less common than 摂 (In Addition).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: あわ
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A heart on the left races past flowers and death on the right — a heart panicking at the sight of dead flowers becomes completely confused.

In words:

- 慌てる あわてる — to become confused (disconcerted  disorganized)
- 慌ただしい あわただしい — busy;hurried;confused;flurried

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