Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From the stem of the adjective (せわ)しい (sewashii, busy, hurried, restless) and the suffix ない (nai, having that quality).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(せわ)しない (sewashinaiせはしない (sefasinai)?-i (adverbial (せわ)しなく (sewashinaku))

  1. busy; hurried
  2. restless; fidgety

Inflection

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN