繁はん忙ぼう

Don't confuse with

• 繁はん栄えいN1

  繁忙 (busy, hectic) shares the kanji 繁 and sounds similar to 繁栄, but it describes being busy, not prosperous.

• 繁はん盛じょうN1

  繁忙 shares the kanji 繁 and describes being extremely busy with work, whereas 繁盛 specifically means a business is thriving with customers.

Word family

• 繁はん忙ぼう期き

  busy period; busy season

Written forms

• 繁はん忙ぼうUsage100%

  Standard kanji spelling; high priority.

• 煩はん忙ぼう
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 繁 (many, abundant) and 忙 (busy). The spelling 煩忙 uses 煩 (trouble, worry) instead, but is rare.