Skip to content
Kotomora

慌

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • あわ.てる
  • あわ.ただしい

Meaning

慌 centers on a state of mental agitation where one loses composure: being disconcerted, confused, or losing one's head under pressure.

Most common words using 慌

  • 慌てるあわてる
    N3

    to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic

  • 恐慌きょうこう
    N1

    panic; scare; alarm

  • 慌ただしいあわただしい
    N3

    busy; hectic; hurried; rushed

  • 世界大恐慌せかいだいきょうこう

    Great Depression (1929-1939)

  • 世界恐慌せかいきょうこう

    worldwide financial crisis; global depression

  • 大恐慌だいきょうこう

    Great Depression

  • 大慌ておおあわて

    great haste; mad rush

  • 安定恐慌あんていきょうこう

    stabilization crisis; stabilisation crisis

  • 慌てふためくあわてふためく

    to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

  • 慌てる乞食はもらいが少ないあわてるこじきはもらいがすくない

    slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping

  • 慌て者あわてもの

    scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; thoughtless person

  • 戦後恐慌せんごきょうこう

    post-World War I depression; depression of 1920-1921

  • 昭和恐慌しょうわきょうこう

    Shōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression)

  • 経済恐慌けいざいきょうこう

    financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash

  • 金融恐慌きんゆうきょうこう

    financial panic; financial crisis

Explore all words using 慌 →

Study

Etymology

慌 combines 忄 (heart/mind) with 荒, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of roughness or wildness, suggesting a mind in a rough, unsettled state.

Meaning mnemonic

The heart radical 忄 beside 荒 (rough, wild) paints a picture of a heart that has gone wild, leaving you disconcerted and confused.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a confused person trying to steer a boat but losing their head and shouting 'Koh!' as they panic: Koh -> コウ, and the wild heart makes them lose control.