Word details
手持ち無沙汰
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手持ち無沙汰.
Dictionary
Entry
1
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
Examples
タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。
Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
手
hand
4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シュズ
Kun
てて--てた-
持
hold, have
9 strokesFrequency 119JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ジ
Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
Nanori
もちもつ
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ムブ
Kun
な.い
沙
sand
7 strokesFrequency 1,897JLPT N1Grade 8
On
サシャ
Kun
すなよなげる
汰
washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
7 strokesJLPT N1Grade 8
On
タタイ
Kun
おご.るにご.るよな.げる
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