Entry
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

    タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。
    Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.

Also written 手持ちぶさた【てもちぶさた】

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Characters in this word

5
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sand

Kun
すなよなげる
On
シャ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1897 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.13The Kanji Dictionary
3912.0Four corner code
6c99Unicode hex code
1-26-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2504Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3063New Nelson (John Haig)
266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
311Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2296Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
151Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
392Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17212Morohashi
2135Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
sha1, sha4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

Kun
おご.るにご.るよな.げる
On
タイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.8The Kanji Dictionary
3413.0Four corner code
6c70Unicode hex code
1-34-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2496Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3055New Nelson (John Haig)
312Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
237Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2316Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
149Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17160Morohashi
2136Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1206Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
tai4Pinyin reading
taeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level