Word Meaning 退屈しのぎ

たいくつしのぎ taikutsushinogi

退屈しのぎ is read as たいくつしのぎ (taikutsushinogi) and means killing time.

Meaning

English

  1. killing time
  2. staving off boredom

Reading

Kana

たいくつしのぎ

Romaji

taikutsushinogi

Writing Variants

  • 退屈凌ぎ たいくつしのぎ taikutsushinogi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 122232 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

退屈

たいくつ

to feel bored

退廃

たいはい

decline (in prosperity)

退避

たいひ

backup (of data)

退却

たいきゃく

retreat

退廃的

たいはいてき

degenerate

退陣

たいじん

resignation

退潮

たいちょう

ebb tide

退任展

たいにんてん

farewell exhibition

退修会

たいしゅうかい

retreat (spiritual, religious)

退化器官

たいかきかん

vestigial organ

退縮

たいしゅく

regression (of cancer)

退位礼正殿の儀

たいいれいせいでんのぎ

Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall