時間つぶし
じかんつぶし
Also written 時間潰し
Meanings
- Noun killing time; keeping oneself occupied See also: 暇つぶし (ひまつぶし).
- wasting time; waste of time
Kanji
- 時 time. Read as ジ.
- 間 interval. Read as カン.
Example sentences
- ただ時間つぶしに読書をする人もいる。
Some read books just to pass time.
- 時間つぶしに雑誌を読んだ。
I read a magazine to kill time.
- 時間つぶしに読書する人もいます。
Some people read books to kill time.
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