ひまつぶし
Himatsubushi
Other forms: 暇潰し
暇つぶし (Himatsubushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “killing time, keeping oneself occupied, time killer, wasting time”.
Meanings
- nounkilling time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer
- nounwasting time; waste of time
Examples
その雑誌は暇潰しです。
The magazine is for killing time.
暇潰しに街をぶらぶらした。
I strolled along the streets to kill time.
暇潰しにテレビゲームをしよう。
Let's play some video games to kill time.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).