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暇

Spare Time
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingひま、いとま
JōyōGrade 8Level 27
  1. time (it takes to do something)
  2. time required

Popular Usage

休暇

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · hobby · staples · mouth (口) · box (口) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2027

Compound words

休暇きゅうか
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave
寸暇すんか
moment's leisure; free minute
余暇よか
leisure; leisure time; spare time
暇つぶしひまつぶし
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
暇がないひまがない
busy; having no time (for)
暇人ひまじん
person with a lot of free time on their hands
間暇かんか
leisure
閑暇かんか
leisure
賜暇しか
furlough
暇どるひまどる
to take (much) time
暇な時ひまなとき
free time
暇取るひまどる
to take (much) time
暇潰しひまつぶし
killing time
夏季休暇かききゅうか
summer vacation
暇なときひまなとき
free time

Kun Reading Examples

彼は暇な時間を最大限に利用した。ひま
He made the most of his free time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は数日間休暇を取っている。
He is off work for a few days.tatoeba
彼は心ゆくまで休暇を楽しんだ。
He enjoyed the vacation to his heart's content.tatoeba
彼は空軍から離れて休暇をとっている時は、家族と家でくつろぐのが好きだ。
He likes to relax at home with his family when he is on leave from the Air Force.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Free time. 日 (day) + 叚 — a day with nothing to do. 休暇 — holiday.

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