How to say busy in Japanese

いそがしいisogashiiirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • busy; occupied; hectic
  • restless; hurried; fidgety

Example Sentences

人生jinseitohatano予定yoteiwo立てるtateruことkotoni忙しくisogashikushiteいるirutokini起こるokoru現象genshounoことkotoda
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
仕事shigotoga忙しisogashiすぎるsugirunomo考えものkangaemonodaけどkedo時間jikanga余るamarunomoなぁnaa
Being too busy with work is a problem, but then so is having too much free time.
明日ashitano準備junbide忙しいisogashii
I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow.
kon片思いkataomoinohitogaいるirunoですdesuga片思いkataomoinohitohaima忙しくてisogashikuteメールMEERUga返ってkaetteきませんkimasen
There's someone I'm in (unrequited) love with, but that person is busy now and I don't get replies to my emails.
来週raishuuha忙しくisogashikuなりnariそうsouda
I'll be busy next week.

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