Japanese symbol for “idle”
遊休
ゆうきゅう
Romaji: yuukyuu
idle; unused; fallow
In Japanese, idle is 遊休, read ゆうきゅう (yuukyuu).
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Meanings
- n idle; unused; fallow
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “idle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アイドル | アイドル aidoru | idle |
| 怠惰 | たいだ taida | lazy; idle; indolent |
| 暇 | ひま hima | free; not busy; unoccupied |
| 閑散 | かんさん kansan | idle; free; unoccupied |
| 徒 | いたずら itazura | useless; vain; aimless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ asobu | to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 浮遊 | ふゆう fuyuu | floating; drifting; suspension |
| 周遊 | しゅうゆう shuuyuu | (circular) tour; round trip; excursion |
| 外遊 | がいゆう gaiyuu | foreign travel |
| 休み | やすみ yasumi | rest; recess; respite |
| 休日 | きゅうじつ kyuujitsu | holiday; day off |
See also: Chinese symbol for “idle”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.