小人閑居 しょうじんかんきょ Meanings Expression a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil) See also: 小人閑居して不善をなす (しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす). Kanji 小 small. Read as ショウ. 人 person. Read as ジン. 閑 leisure. Read as カン. 居 reside. Read as キョ. Words containing 小人閑居 小人閑居して不善をなす (しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす) an idle brain is the devil's shop Word lists Proverbs Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists