暇

• 読み: ひま
• ローマ字: hima
• 漢字の分解: 暇 (hima/ka) — free time, leisure, spare time
• 発音: /çi.ma/

意味

Free time; leisure; not busy. Used when someone has nothing to do or spare time available.

Functions as both a noun and a na-adjective. As a noun it means free time or leisure (暇がある, to have free time). As a na-adjective it describes being idle or not busy (暇な日, a free day). Can carry a slightly negative nuance of boredom when used to describe a person, but is also used positively to describe having welcome free time.

例文

1. 日曜日は暇ですか。
2. 暇な時に本を読みます。
3. 今日は仕事がなくて暇です。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, scheduling, conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 暇 combines 日 (sun/day) and 叚 (a phonetic element), originally referring to a break from duties. In classical Japanese it could also mean 'leave of absence' from service.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal