Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 手持ち無沙汰(てもちぶさた) in Japanese

手持ち無沙汰, 手持無沙汰, 手持ちぶさた
Kana Reading
てもちぶさた
Romaji
temochibusata
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    being bored; being at a loose end
    Example sentence
    タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさた Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.

Examples of 手持ち無沙汰, 手持無沙汰, 手持ちぶさた, てもちぶさた in a sentence

  • タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさた

    Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

sand

On'Yomi: サ, シャ

Kun'Yomi: すな, よなげる

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

hold, have

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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JLPT 1

7 strokes

luxury, select

On'Yomi: タ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おご.る, にご.る, よな.げる

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