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：2026/01/06
退屈しのぎ
Hiragana
たいくつしのぎ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
退屈な時間を紛らわせるために行う行為や物事 / 暇つぶしのための活動や手段 / 単調さや飽きから気をそらすための遊び・作業
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひまなときに、つまらないきもちをまぎらすためにすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
消磨时间 / 打发时间 / 解闷的消遣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
消磨時間 / 打發時間 / 消遣
Korean Meaning
심심풀이 / 시간 때우기 / 소일거리
Vietnamese Meaning
cách giết thời gian / trò tiêu khiển để đỡ buồn chán / sự giải khuây lúc rảnh rỗi
Tagalog Meaning
pampalipas-oras / pantanggal-inip / paraan o gawain para hindi mainip
Sense（1）
killing time
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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He was reading a book to kill time.
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彼は退屈しのぎに本を読んでいました。
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