Moto 閑: LeisureKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 64 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 閑散かんさんdeserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet
- 農閑期のうかんきslack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
- 閑古鳥かんこどりcuckoo
- 閑静かんせいquiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful
- ひっそり閑ひっそりかんquietly
- 一閑張りいっかんばりlacquered papier-mache
- 休閑きゅうかんfallowing
- 休閑地きゅうかんちfallow land
- 優優閑閑ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 安閑あんかんrelaxed; easygoing
- 寸閑すんかんmoment's leisure
- 小人閑居しょうじんかんきょa small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
- 小人閑居して不善をなすしょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなすan idle brain is the devil's shop
- 小人閑居して不善を為すしょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなすan idle brain is the devil's shop
- 小閑しょうかんshort interval of leisure; short break or breather
- 少閑しょうかんshort interval of leisure; short break or breather
- 幽閑ゆうかんquiet and secluded
- 忙中有閑ぼうちゅうゆうかんhaving free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work
- 忙中閑有りぼうちゅうかんありfind odd moments of leisure in one's busy life
- 悠悠閑閑ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 有閑ゆうかんleisured
- 有閑マダムゆうかんマダムbourgeoise wife
- 有閑階級ゆうかんかいきゅうthe leisured class
- 森閑しんかんsilent; still
- 消閑しょうかんkilling time
- 深閑しんかんsilent; still
- 清閑せいかんpeaceful; quiet
- 空閑地くうかんちvacant lot or land
- 等閑に付すとうかんにふすto neglect; to overlook
- 繁閑はんかんpress and slack of business
- 閑処かんじょtoilet; lavatory
- 閑却かんきゃくnegligence; disregard
- 閑古鳥が鳴くかんこどりがなくto be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
- 閑地かんちquiet place; vacant land
- 閑子鳥かんこどりcuckoo
- 閑子鳥が鳴くかんこどりがなくto be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
- 閑寂かんじゃくquiet; peaceful
- 閑寂枯淡かんじゃくこたんaesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
- 閑居かんきょquiet and secluded life; quiet retreat
- 閑所かんじょtoilet; lavatory
- 閑散期かんさんきoff period; off season
- 閑日月かんじつげつleisure
- 閑暇かんかleisure
- 閑職かんしょくleisurely post; do-nothing job
- 閑話かんわquiet conversation
- 閑話休題かんわきゅうだいNow let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
- 閑語かんごquiet conversation
- 閑談かんだんquiet conversation; idle talk
- 閑閑かんかんquietly; self-composed
Other readings
- 等閑なおざりneglect; negligence
- 長閑のどかtranquil; calm
- 偸閑あからさまplain; frank
- 優々閑々ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 悠々閑々ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 長閑やかのどかやかtranquil; calm
- 閑ひまspare time; free time
- 閑々かんかんquietly; self-composed
- 閑かしずかquiet; silent
- 閑人ひまじんperson with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure
- 閑文字かんもじidle words (in a written passage); useless words
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Kanji that often appear with 閑
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