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暇潰し[ひまつぶし] (himatsubushi)

kill time

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Meaning

暇潰し (ひまつぶし, himatsubushi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “kill time”.

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Example sentences 9

暇ひまつぶしに映画えいがを見みた

I watched a movie to kill time.

その雑誌ざっしは暇潰ひまつぶしです。

The magazine is for killing time.

ある者ものは暇潰ひまつぶしに本ほんを読よむ。

Some people read books to kill time.

暇潰ひまつぶしに街まちをぶらぶらした。

I strolled along the streets to kill time.

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