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 Also written 小人閑居して不善を為す Meanings Expression, Godan verb an idle brain is the devil's shop 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. 不 un- 善 virtue. Read as ゼン. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists