閑
leisure
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- が
- より
Meaning
閑 centers on quiet, unhurried time: leisure, free time, or a calm, idle state.
Most common words using 閑
20 of 51- 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
- 閑古鳥かんこどり
cuckoo
- 閑かん
spare time; free time; leisure
- 閑のど
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
- 有閑ゆうかん
leisured
- 等閑なおざりN1
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
- 閑職かんしょく
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
- 長閑のどかN1
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene
- 閑居かんきょ
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
- 農閑期のうかんき
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
- ひっそり閑ひっそりかん
quietly
- 一閑張りいっかんばり
lacquered papier-mâché
- 休閑きゅうかん
fallowing
- 休閑地きゅうかんち
fallow land
- 安閑あんかん
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; peaceful; calm; comfortable
- 小人閑居しょうじんかんきょ
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
- 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
- 少閑しょうかん
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
- 幽閑ゆうかん
quiet and secluded
Study
Etymology
閑 combines 門 (gate) and 木 (tree), suggesting a tree by a gate creating a quiet, shaded spot for leisure.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a wooden gate (門) with a tree (木) growing beside it, creating a peaceful, shady spot perfect for leisure and quiet time.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a can of cold drink enjoyed in the leisure of that shady gate: can -> カン.