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Kanji Detail for 閑 - "leisure, idle, quiet"

閑

  • Meaning

    閑 means "leisure, idle, quiet."

    1. Leisure - Free time; relaxation.

    2. Quiet - Peaceful; tranquil.

    3. Idle - Not busy; unoccupied.

  • Words using 閑

    • 閑散 かんさん Listen deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still
    • 等閑 なおざり Listen neglect; negligence; disregard
    • 長閑 のどか Listen tranquil; calm; quiet

  • Four-character idioms with 閑

    • 小人閑居 しょうじんかんきょ Listen a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
    • 忙中有閑 ぼうちゅうゆうかん Listen having free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work
    • 閑話休題 かんわきゅうだい Listen getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
    • 閑雲野鶴 かんうんやかく Listen life in natural setting, free from worldly cares

  • Tattoo check: 閑

    • Verified meaning: leisure, idle, quiet
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かん, かんさき, しず, しずか)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 閑

    Given names 閑(かん)Listen 閑(しず)Listen 閑(しずか)Listen 閑(のどか)Listen

    Surnames 閑(かんさき)Listen 閑(しづか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    leisure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fence, barrier; defend; idle time

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fence, guard; to defend; idle time

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A barrier. Used to limit the range of entry and exit. Therefore limiting is also called 防閑. Also, a place for raising horses, where they are separated and tied individually, is called 馬閑. | To be skilled. Being skilled and comfortable without fear. The Book of Odes says: "The four horses are well-trained." | Interchangeable with 閒. 安閒, 幽閒 are also sometimes written as 閑.

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)

  • Related Keywords

    leisure quiet idle calm peaceful tranquility ease free placid relaxation repose rest serene serenity silent still unhurried unoccupied

Sentences including 閑

  • The street was deserted after ten.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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