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退屈しのぎ (たいくつしのぎ) — killing time | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
退屈しのぎ

退屈しのぎ

退たい屈くつしのぎ

killing time

Kanji Vocab Daily Life25 strokes

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退屈凌ぎ

たいくつしのぎ

Noun

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killing time, staving off boredom

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Kanji that make up this word

しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)

retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)

かが.む・かが.める…(2)

yield・bend・flinch・submit

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