How to say "Free time" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Free time" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Free time" is "Hima", written in japanese as "暇".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '暇 (ひま)' means 'free time'. It refers to the period of time when one is not occupied with work or other obligations, and can use as they please. '暇' can be used to describe having an abundance of unscheduled time, or being idle and without things to do. For example: I have free time today - (今日は暇だ). I'm bored since I have too much free time - (暇すぎてつまらない).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "暇" means "Free time" and "Spare time" and can be read as "Ka", "Hima", and "Itoma"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Hima" mean in japanese?

"Hima" means "Free time".

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How to write "Free time" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.