noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. being extremely busy, being swamped with work.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
忙殺 ぼうさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

busy, occupied, restless
いそが.しい ボウ せわ.しい (7th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す サツ あや.める (4th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)