Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 退屈しのぎ(たいくつしのぎ) in Japanese

退屈しのぎ, 退屈凌ぎ
Kana Reading
たいくつしのぎ
Romaji
taikutsushinogi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    killing time; staving off boredom
    Example sentence
    この退屈しのぎ庭造りしています I am gardening these days just to kill time.

Examples of 退屈しのぎ, 退屈凌ぎ, たいくつしのぎ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

On'Yomi: リョウ

Kun'Yomi: しの.ぐ

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JLPT 1

8 strokes

yield, bend, flinch, submit

On'Yomi: クツ

Kun'Yomi: かが.む, かが.める

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退 JLPT 3

9 strokes

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く

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