Word details

あくせく

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

Dictionary

Entry

あ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

齷

grating the teeth, fretful

24 strokes

On

アク
齪

grating the teeth

22 strokes

On

サクソクセクシュクシュウ

Kun

せま.る
偓

fuss

11 strokes

On

アク

Kun

かか.わる
促

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

9 strokesFrequency 998JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソク

Kun

うなが.す

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