忙しい (いそがしい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

忙しい (いそがしい) means busy / occupied / pressed for time.

See example sentences below.

忙しい at a glance

忙しい

いそがしいisogashii

N5adj

busy / occupied / pressed for time

忙しいいそがしいisogashiiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

busy / occupied / pressed for time

Example 1

今日はとても忙しいです。

Translation

I am very busy today.

Example 2

子どもがいると忙しいです。

Translation

It’s busy when you have children.