退屈しのぎ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
退 屈
たい
Grade: 6 		くつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
退屈凌ぎ

Etymology

退(たい)屈(くつ) (taikutsu) + 凌(しの)ぎ (shinogi)

Pronunciation

Noun

退(たい)屈(くつ)しのぎ • (taikutsu-shinogi) 

  1. killing time

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kenbou, Hidetoshi et al., editors (2021), 三省堂国語辞典 [Sanseidō kokugo jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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