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    3. 忙殺

    忙殺

    忙ぼう殺さつ

    being extremely busy

    KMT9News #31+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ぼうさつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    being extremely busy, being swamped with work

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    彼かれは仕し事ごとに忙ぼう殺さつされている。

    He is swamped with work.

    KMT7Work & Career
    期き末まつのレポート作さく成せいに忙ぼう殺さつされ、睡すい眠みん時じ間かんがほとんどない。

    I'm swamped with writing end-of-term reports and have hardly any sleep.

    KMT9Work & CareerEducation
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいでは、多おおくの人ひとが日ひ々びの業ぎょう務むに忙ぼう殺さつされ、自じ分ぶんの時じ間かんを見みつけるのが難むずかしい。

    In modern society, many people are swamped with daily tasks, making it difficult to find time for themselves.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの立たち上あげで、チーム全ぜん体たいが忙ぼう殺さつされた。

    The entire team was swamped with the launch of the new project.

    KMT9Work & Career
    育いく児じと仕し事ごとに忙ぼう殺さつされる毎まい日にちだが、充じゅう実じつ感かんもある。

    Every day is swamped with childcare and work, but there's also a sense of fulfillment.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & CareerFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    忙
    いそが.しい・せわ.しい・おそ.れる・うれえるさま…(2)
    busy・occupied・restless
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
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