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leisure
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. leisureRtK
    彼はジョンを閑職に祭り上げた。He kicked John upstairs.tatoeba
    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.tatoeba
  1. deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets)
  2. quiet
  3. still
  4. hushed
  5. empty

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gates · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1753

Compound words

閑職かんしょく
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
等閑なおざり
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
閑散かんさん
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty
閑静かんせい
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
長閑のどか
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene
農閑期のうかんき
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
安閑あんかん
relaxed
閑暇かんか
leisure
閑居かんきょ
quiet and secluded life
閑寂かんじゃく
quiet
閑人ひまじん
person with a lot of free time on their hands
閑談かんだん
quiet conversation
森閑しんかん
silent
幽閑ゆうかん
quiet and secluded
偸閑あからさま
plain
一閑張りいっかんばり
lacquered papier-mâché
閑話休題かんわきゅうだい
getting back to the subject at hand, ...

Additional Examples

市場は今日は閑散としていた。
The market was quiet today.tatoeba
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.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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