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leisure

Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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

spare time
free time
time (it takes to do something)
time required

Radicals and components

Radical門gate

Components

How it's built

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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

閑暇かんか

閑居かんきょ

quiet and secluded life

閑寂かんじゃく

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

幽閑ゆうかん

quiet and secluded

偸閑あからさま

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

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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