Kana words#7,078 most used

てんやわんや

confusion; chaos

IN A SENTENCE

会社かいしゃは心配しんぱいの問とい合あわせでてんやわんやだった。

The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.

トムは、家族かぞくの朝食ちょうしょく作づくりにてんやわんやしている。

Tom is busy making breakfast for his family.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder

noun · takes の · adjectival noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives てんやわんや this one meaning.

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#7,078 most used

Writtenてんやわんや only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium