暇
暇 — Spare time
spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence
On’yomiカ (ka)
Kun’yomiひま (hima)
Kun’yomiいとま (itoma)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 暇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休暇 | きゅうか kyuuka | holiday; vacation; day off |
| 余暇 | よか yoka | leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 暇 | ひま hima | spare time; free time; leisure |
| 暇つぶし | ひまつぶし himatsubushi | killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer |
| 暇がない | ひまがない himaganai | busy; having no time (for) |
| 寸暇 | すんか sunka | moment's leisure; free minute |
Study notes
暇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1386 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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