暇
ひま
Also written ヒマ, 閑
Meanings
- Noun spare time; free time; leisure
- time (it takes to do something); time required
- time off; leave; vacation; holiday
- dismissal; firing; severance; divorce
- な-adjective free; not busy; unoccupied; idle
- slow (business); slack; dull
- する verb, Intransitive to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing
Kanji
- 暇 leisure. Read as ひま.
Example sentences
- 暇だったら、手伝ってください。
If you are free, give me a hand. - いつ暇になりますか？
When will you be free? - いつお暇ですか。
When will you be free? - 君にないのは暇ではなく意志だ。
It's not the time but the will that you lack. - 君が明日暇かどうか知りたい。
I want to know if you'll be free tomorrow.
Common phrases
- 暇がある
- 暇がない (ひまがない) busy
- 暇を持て余す
- 暇もなく (いとまもなく) without losing time (e.g. to do)
- 暇を出す (ひまをだす) to dismiss (an employee)
- 暇を与えない
- お暇なら (おひまなら) if you are free
Related forms
- お暇 (おひま) free time (polite)
Words containing 暇
- 暇つぶし (ひまつぶし) killing time
- 暇人 (ひまじん) person with a lot of free time on their hands
- 手間暇 (てまひま) time and effort
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