noun
Refers to a brief period of rest or a pause in activity. Often used in literary or slightly formal contexts.
仕事の合間に少閑を得て、コーヒーを飲んだ。
I got a short break between tasks and had a coffee.
戦場にも少閑があり、兵士たちは束の間の休息を取った。
There was a lull even on the battlefield, and the soldiers took a brief rest.
Compound of 少 (little, few) and 閑 (leisure, calm). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a short rest.