Word details

あくせく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あくせく.

Dictionary

Entry

くせく齷齪あくさく偓促Adverb~と Adverb~する VerbUsually kanaFreq #39374
1

busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

Examples
何でもかんでもむきになってあくせくするのをやめれば、きっと人々は今の2倍も長生きするだろう。
I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

grating the teeth, fretful

24 strokes

On

アク

grating the teeth

22 strokes

On

サクソクセクシュクシュウ

Kun

せま.る

fuss

11 strokes

On

アク

Kun

かか.わる

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

9 strokesFrequency 998JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソク

Kun

うなが.す

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