Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to waste time; to kill time

    彼女は待っている間雑誌を読んでひまをつぶした。
    She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.

Also written 暇をつぶす【ひまをつぶす】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
ひまいとま
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1386 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4c9.1The Kanji Dictionary
6704.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6687Unicode hex code
1-18-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2152Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2501New Nelson (John Haig)
1012New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1275Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
691Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
923Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1882Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2027Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1547A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
891Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14036Morohashi
1050A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1064Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1410Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1632Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
622Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
993Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1900Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia2, xia4Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crush, smash, break, dissipate

Kun
つぶ.すつぶ.れるつい.える
On
カイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Radical
water

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.14The Kanji Dictionary
3518.6Four corner code
6f70Unicode hex code
1-36-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2701Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3335New Nelson (John Haig)
743New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
677Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1911Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
18281Morohashi
1229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kui4, hui4Pinyin reading
gweKorean reading