Last Updated :2026/01/07

時間をつぶす

Hiragana
じかんをつぶす
Kanji
時間を潰す
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
ひまつぶしのために何かをすること。 / 退屈しのぎに時間を過ごすこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひまなときに、なんでもいいことをして、じかんをすごすこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
消磨时间 / 打发时间 / 消遣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
消磨時間 / 打發時間 / 殺時間
Korean Meaning
시간을 때우다 / 심심풀이로 시간을 보내다 / 한가한 시간을 흘려보내다
Vietnamese Meaning
giết thời gian / làm cho qua lúc chờ đợi / tiêu khiển tạm thời
Tagalog Meaning
magpalipas ng oras / pumatay ng oras
What is this buttons?

While waiting for the train at the station, I decided to read an old novel to kill time.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

在车站等电车时,我决定读一本旧小说来打发时间。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

在車站等電車時,我決定看一本舊小說來打發時間。

Korean Translation

역에서 전철을 기다리는 동안 오래된 소설을 읽어 시간을 때우기로 했다.

Vietnamese Translation

Trong khi chờ tàu ở nhà ga, tôi quyết định đọc một cuốn tiểu thuyết cũ để giết thời gian.

Tagalog Translation

Habang naghihintay ng tren sa istasyon, nagpasya akong magbasa ng isang lumang nobela para patayin ang oras.

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時間をつぶす

駅で電車を待ちながら、古い小説を読んで時間をつぶすことにした。

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While waiting for the train at the station, I decided to read an old novel to kill time.

While waiting for the train at the station, I decided to read an old novel to kill time.

See correct answer

駅で電車を待ちながら、古い小説を読んで時間をつぶすことにした。

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