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退屈しのぎ (たいくつしのぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

退たい屈くつしのぎ

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Meanings

1

killing time; staving off boredom

Refers to an activity or thing that helps pass the time and relieve boredom.

長ながい待まち時じ間かんの退たい屈くつしのぎに、スマホで

ゲーム

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。

To kill time during the long wait, I played games on my smartphone.

読どく書しょは最さい高こうの退たい屈くつしのぎだ。

Reading is the best way to stave off boredom.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
屈yield, bend, flinch
凌endure, keep (rain)out, stave off

Related words

暇ひまつぶし
暇つぶし is more casual and common for 'killing time', while 退屈しのぎ emphasizes relief from boredom specifically.

Written forms

退たい屈くつしのぎ
Standard kanji spelling using 凌ぎ for 'staving off'.
退たい屈くつ凌しのぎ
Alternate kanji spelling; 凌 is a less common variant of 凌.

Etymology

Compound of 退屈 (boredom) and 凌ぎ (staving off, enduring), from the verb 凌ぐ (to endure, to stave off).