暇（ひま）
JLPT N5 · na-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: free (time)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 暇で | ひまで |
| ta-form (past) | 暇だった | ひまだった |
| nai-form (negative) | 暇ではない | ひまではない |
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Example sentences
- 今日は暇なので映画を見に行く。 — I'm free today, so I'm going to see a movie.
- 暇な時間に好きな本を読む。 — I read books I like in my free time.
Idioms & proverbs containing “暇”
- 貧乏暇なし (びんぼうひまなし) — a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
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