退屈しのぎ

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Japanese

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

Etymology

退(たい)(くつ) (taikutsu) + (しの) (shinogi)

Pronunciation

Noun

退(たい)(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