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気ぜわしい (きぜわしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気きぜわしい

き

ぜ

わ

し

い

Meanings

1

i-adjective

restless; fidgety; fussy

Describes a state of feeling hurried, unsettled, or unable to relax, often due to many small tasks or a busy environment.

年ねん末まつは何なにかと気きぜわしい。
The end of the year is somehow restless.
彼かの女じょは気きぜわしく部屋へや

の

中なか

を

歩ある

き

回まわ

っ

た

。

She paced around the room restlessly.

Written forms

気きぜわしいUsage67%
Standard spelling; the 忙 kanji is often replaced with kana ぜわ for readability.
気き忙ぜわしいUsage32%
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
きぜわしいUsage2%

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
忙busy, occupied, restless

Similar words

落おち着つかない
落ち着かない is more about mental unease or inability to settle down, while 気ぜわしい emphasizes a hurried, busy feeling from external pressures.
せわしない
せわしない is similar but often describes a person who is always busy or a hectic atmosphere; 気ぜわしい focuses more on the internal feeling of restlessness.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind') and 忙しい (sewashii, 'busy, restless'), with the latter's reading shifted to ぜわしい (zeiwashii) in this combination. The exact derivation of the voiced form is uncertain.