Japanese symbol for “bustling”
賑やか
にぎやか
Romaji: nigiyaka
bustling; busy; crowded; lively
In Japanese, bustling is 賑やか, read にぎやか (nigiyaka).
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Meanings
- adj-na bustling; busy; crowded; lively; prosperous; thriving
- adj-na lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy; merry; cheerful
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bustling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目まぐるしい | めまぐるしい memagurushii | dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic |
| わらわら | わらわら warawara | bustling; shuffling; squirming |
| 煕々 | きき kiki | heavily trafficked; bustling; busy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賑わう | にぎわう nigiwau | to be crowded with people; to be bustling with |
| 賑わい | にぎわい nigiwai | prosperity; bustle; activity |
| 賑やかし | にぎやかし nigiyakashi | livening-up; making something lively |
| 賑わす | にぎわす nigiwasu | to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers) |
| 賑わせる | にぎわせる nigiwaseru | to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bustling”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.