Word details

あわてんぼう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あわてんぼう.

Dictionary

Entry

わてんぼうあわてん坊慌てん坊NounUsually kanaFreq #91061
1

Colloquial

flustered person; hasty person

Examples
「しまった!傘を電車に忘れた」「あわてん坊ね」
"Oh no! I left my umbrella on the train." "You are a scatterbrain!"

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

boy, priest's residence, priest

7 strokesFrequency 1,832JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ボウボッ

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head

12 strokesFrequency 1,826JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

あわ.てるあわ.ただしい

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