Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence

Kunyomi: ひま いとま

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ひへん

Meaning: sun, day

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(よか)   leisure, spare time

(きゅうか)   holiday

(ひま)   free time

つぶし(ひまつぶし)   killing time

Onyomi Examples

ヒマジン person with a lot of free time on their hands, person of leisure, idler, loafer

スンカ moment's leisure, free minute

セイカ vacation request, request for leave of absence

Kunyomi Examples

ひま spare time, free time, leisure, time (e.g. time it takes to do something), time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave, quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse), (being) inactive, (of one's business) slow, leaving, departing

つぶし ひまつぶし waste of time, killing time

ひまひま one's leisure hours

ひま spare time, free time, leisure, time (e.g. time it takes to do something), time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave, quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse), (being) inactive, (of one's business) slow, leaving, departing

乞い いとまごい leave-taking, (saying) goodbye, requesting leave (from work)