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Kanji Detail for 暇 - "free time"

暇

  • Meaning

    暇 means "free time." Also associated with to relax.

    1. Free time - Leisure; time without work or obligations.

    2. To relax - To take it easy; to be leisurely.

  • Words using 暇

    • 休暇 きゅうか Listen holiday; vacation; day off
    • 余暇 よか Listen leisure; leisure time; spare time
    • 暇がない ひまがない Listen busy; having no time (for)
    • 暇つぶし ひまつぶし Listen killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer

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    • Verified meaning: free time
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to relax

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    spare time; rest; leisure; time; leave of absence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leisure, relaxation, spare time

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    leisure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    leisure, relaxation, spare time

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

    Leisure. Such as 好整以暇, meaning showing composure without haste. From "Zuo Zhuan." | Time without affairs is called 暇日. Such as 無暇及此, meaning having no free time for this.

  • Onyomi

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    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

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    hima(ひま) ひま

    itoma(いとま) いとま

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    free time to relax leisure relaxation idleness recreation rest spare time

Sentences including 暇

  • Do you sometimes go abroad on your holidays?

  • I expect to take a vacation in may.

  • We enjoyed our holidays to the full.

  • I'm free now.

  • I'm free.

  • The holidays came to an end at last.

  • The man returned from his vacation full of beans.

  • We went on our vacation then.

  • Have a nice vacation.

  • I don't even have time for a walk.

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