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leisure

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Common Words

静かしずか閑か~な Adj.Freq #650
1

quiet; silent

Examples
キャプテンは静かにするように命じた。
The captain commanded silence.
2

slow; unhurried

3

calm; peaceful

暇ひまヒマ閑Freq #1105
1

Common noun

spare time; free time; leisure

Examples
仕事は楽で、暇がたくさんあります。
My job is easy and I have a lot of free time.
今晩暇かな?
Are you free tonight?
2

Common noun

time (it takes to do something); time required

Examples
ジョンはひどく急いでいたので話をする暇もなかった。
John was in such a hurry that he had no time for talking.
仕事が忙しくて、君に手紙を書くひまがなかった。
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
私は暇な時間に詩を書きます。
I write poems in my free time.
暇な時間が多ければ多いほど、それだけ彼は楽しい。
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

あからさま《明白》《偸閑》《白地》~な Adj.~の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #4576
1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant

Examples
あからさまに言えば彼は嫌いだ。
Frankly, I don't like him.
閑和のどArchaicFreq #10491
1

Archaic/formal form of na-adjective

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

《のどか》長閑~な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #13582
1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene

Examples
こんなのどかな眺めは見たことがない。
Never have I seen such a peaceful scene.
2

mild (weather); balmy

閑散かんさんNoun~な Adj.Freq #16221
1

Adverb taking the 'to' particle

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty

Examples
その通りは10時を過ぎると閑散としていた。
The street was deserted after ten.
2

inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull

3

idle; free; unoccupied

閑静かんせいNoun~な Adj.Freq #28971
1

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

Examples
昨日、閑静な住宅街にある猫のひたいほどの売り地を見つかって、すぐ買うことに決めた。
Yesterday, I found a tiny piece of land for sale in a quiet residential area and I immediately decided to buy it.
暇人閑人ひまじんかんじん (閑人)NounFreq #30103
1

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

閑かんNounFreq #41980
1

spare time; free time; leisure

閑話休題かんわきゅうだい四字熟語Freq #42924
1

Formal or literary term; Conjunction

getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...

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