Word Meaning 暇を潰す

ひまをつぶす hima o tsubusu

暇を潰す is read as ひまをつぶす (hima o tsubusu) and means to waste time.

Meaning

English

to waste time
to kill time

Reading

Kana

ひまをつぶす

Romaji

hima o tsubusu

Writing Variants

暇をつぶす ひまをつぶす himaotsubusu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 164904 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

暇潰し

ひまつぶし

waste of time

暇を出す

ひまをだす

to divorce one's wife

暇

いとま

time (e.g. time it takes to do something)

暇

ひま

time (e.g. time it takes to do something)

暇がない

ひまがない

busy

暇な商売

ひまなしょうばい

dull business

暇人

ひまじん

person with a lot of free time on their hands

暇が出る

ひまがでる

to be dismissed

暇を見て

ひまをみて

when one finds a moment

暇取る

ひまどる

to take time

潰す

つぶす

to waste (e.g. talents)

顔を潰す

かおをつぶす

to make someone lose face