Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese living room, a host has just knocked over a cup of tea. The spill is spreading toward a guest's lap. Wide-eyed and open-mouthed, the host lunges forward holding an entire tissue box upside down, scattering tissues behind the table instead of placing them on the puddle.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

慌あわてる

awateru

to panic, to be flustered

慌てて can also mean 'in a hurry'. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

その質問しつもんで彼かれはすっかりあわてた。
The question threw him off his balance.
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その知しらせを聞きいて彼かれは慌あわてた。
He lost his presence of mind at the news.
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彼かれらは非常ひじょうにあわてていた。
They were very confused.
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Kanji in 慌

慌disconcerted; be confusedOnコウKunあわてる・あわただしい

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