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Japanese symbol for “preoccupied”

Romaji: kigasozoro
preoccupied; distracted

In Japanese, preoccupied is , read (kigasozoro).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. exp preoccupied; distracted

Kanji and stroke order

spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4
cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained
on: マン
kun: みだり.に、そぞ.ろ
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
げんき genkilively; full of spirit; energetic
でんき denkielectricity
ふんいき fun'ikiatmosphere; mood; ambience
まんが mangacartoon; comic; comic strip
まんざい manzaimanzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

See also: Chinese symbol for “preoccupied”.

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.