閑かん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

spare time; free time; leisure

Refers to time when one is not busy; often used in formal or literary contexts.

閑かんを楽たのしむ。
I enjoy my leisure time.
忙いそがしくて閑かんがない。
I'm so busy I have no free time.

Expressions

忙ぼう中ちゅう閑かんありeven in the midst of busyness, there is leisure

Kanji

閑leisure

Related words

暇ひま
暇 is the common, everyday word for free time. 閑 is more formal and literary, often used in written language or set phrases.

Word family· 33

閑かん散さん
deserted; empty and quiet; hushed · slack; inactive; off-season; dull · idle; free; unoccupied
閑かん静せい
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
閑かん古こ鳥どり
cuckoo
有ゆう閑かん
leisured; with free time
閑かん職しょく
sinecure; cushy job; do-nothing post

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閑かん居きょ
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life away from the world
休きゅう閑かん
fallowing; leaving a field uncultivated
安あん閑かん
relaxed; easygoing; peaceful · nonchalant; unconcerned; carefree
少しょう閑かん
short break; breather; lull
幽ゆう閑かん
quiet and secluded; tranquil and isolated
森しん閑かん
deeply silent; profoundly still; hushed
消しょう閑かん
killing time; whiling away time
清せい閑かん
peaceful; quiet; tranquil
等とう閑かん
neglect; disregard; making light of
繁はん閑かん
busy and quiet periods; press and slack of business
閑かん々かん
quietly; calmly; self-composed

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Etymology

The kanji 閑 originally depicts a gate with a wooden bar, suggesting a closed, quiet space, and by extension leisure or free time. The reading かん is the on'yomi.

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