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ๆš‡
ๆš‡
13 strokes
Frequency: 1386
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

spare time
rest
leisure
time
leave of absence

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฒใพ
ใ„ใจใพ

Common Words

ใฒใพ
ใƒ’ใƒž
้–‘
Freq #1105
1

Common noun

spare time; free time; leisure

Examples
ไป•ไบ‹ใฏๆฅฝใงใ€ๆš‡ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
My job is easy and I have a lot of free time.
ไปŠๆ™ฉๆš‡ใ‹ใช๏ผŸ
Are you free tonight?
2

Common noun

time (it takes to do something); time required

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏใฒใฉใๆ€ฅใ„ใงใ„ใŸใฎใง่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆš‡ใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
John was in such a hurry that he had no time for talking.
ไป•ไบ‹ใŒๅฟ™ใ—ใใฆใ€ๅ›ใซๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใฒใพใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Busy with my work, I had no time to write to you.
3

Common noun

time off; leave; vacation; holiday

4

Common noun

dismissal; firing; severance; divorce

5

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

free; not busy; unoccupied; idle

Examples
็งใฏๆš‡ใชๆ™‚้–“ใซ่ฉฉใ‚’ๆ›ธใใพใ™ใ€‚
I write poems in my free time.
ๆš‡ใชๆ™‚้–“ใŒๅคšใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅคšใ„ใปใฉใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๅฝผใฏๆฅฝใ—ใ„ใ€‚
The more leisure he has, the happier he is.
6

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

slow (business); slack; dull

7

Colloquial; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing

ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‹
Noun
Freq #7173
1

holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

Examples
็งใฏไผ‘ๆš‡ใงๅ‡บใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I was out of town on vacation.
ๆš‡ๆฝฐใ—
ใฒใพใคใถใ—
Noun
Freq #13497
1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer

Examples
ๆš‡ๆฝฐใ—ใซ่ก—ใ‚’ใถใ‚‰ใถใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I strolled along the streets to kill time.
2

wasting time; waste of time

ๆš‡ใ‚‚็„กใ
ใ„ใจใพใ‚‚ใชใ
Expression
Freq #14380
1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

ใŠๆš‡
ใŠใฒใพ
Noun
Freq #16321
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

leaving; going home

Examples
ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ใŠใ„ใจใพใ—ใพใ™ใ€ใจๅฝผใฏๅ‡บใ—ๆŠœใ‘ใซ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
"Now I must say good-bye," he said suddenly.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

quitting one's job

3

free time; leisure; spare time

ๆš‡ใŒ็„กใ„
ใฒใพใŒใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #19491
1

busy; having no (free) time

Examples
ๆ—…่กŒใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆš‡ใŒใชใ„ใ€‚
I can't afford the time to travel.
ๆš‡
้‘
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #27076
1

(spare) time; free time; leisure

2

time off; leave; vacation; holiday

3

Dated term

resignation; dismissal; divorce

4

leaving; taking one's leave; farewell

้–‘ไบบ
ใฒใพใ˜ใ‚“
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚“ (้–‘ไบบ)
Noun
Freq #30103
1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

ๆ‰‹้–“ใฒใพ
ๆ‰‹้–“้š™
ใฆใพใฒใพ
Noun
Freq #30674
1

time and effort; trouble

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆฉŸไผšใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใง็งใŸใกใฏๅคงใ„ใซๆ‰‹้–“ๆš‡ใŒ็œใ‘ใŸใ€‚
Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใใใ‚…ใ†ใ‹
Noun
Freq #31148
1

extended leave; long vacation

๐ŸŽ“

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