Word Meaning 閑居

Listen to 小人閑居

小人閑居

しょうじんかんきょ

a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)

Listen to 小人閑居して不善をなす

小人閑居して不善をなす

しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす

an idle brain is the devil's shop

Listen to 閑静

閑静

かんせい

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)

Listen to 閑散

閑散

かんさん

idle

Listen to 閑古鳥

閑古鳥

かんこどり

cuckoo

Listen to 閑日月

閑日月

かんじつげつ

leisure

Listen to 閑話休題

閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

Listen to 閑文字

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

Listen to 皇居

皇居

こうきょ

Imperial Palace (of Japan)

Listen to 芝居

芝居

しばい

play

Listen to 敷居

敷居

しきい

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

Listen to 隠居

隠居

いんきょ

surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)