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    3. 暇つぶし

    暇つぶし

    暇ひまつ​ぶ​し​

    killing time

    KMT8CoreRef L1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    暇潰し

    ひまつぶし

    Noun

    1.
    killing time, keeping oneself occupied, time killer
    2.
    wasting time, waste of time

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    電でん車しゃの中なかで暇ひまつぶしに本ほんを読よんだ。

    I read a book to kill time on the train.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    待まち時じ間かんが長ながかったので、スマホゲームで暇ひまつぶしをした。

    Since the waiting time was long, I played a smartphone game to kill time.

    KMT8Daily LifeGames
    休きゅう日じつの午ご後ごは、カフェで読どく書しょをするのが私わたしの最さい高こうの暇ひまつぶしだ。

    Reading at a cafe on a holiday afternoon is my best way to kill time.

    KMT8Daily LifeLiterature
    旅りょ行こう中ちゅうの長ながいフライトでは、映えい画がを見みるのが良よい暇ひまつぶしになる。

    Watching movies is a good way to kill time during long flights while traveling.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationMusic & Entertainment
    単たんなる暇ひまつぶしではなく、何なにか生せい産さん的てきなことに時つじ間かんを使つかいたい。

    I want to spend my time on something productive, not just killing time.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    暇
    ひま・いとま…(1)
    spare time・rest・leisure・time・leave of absence
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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