Japanese symbol for “loafer”
暇人
ひまじん
Romaji: himajin
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
In Japanese, loafer is 暇人, read ひまじん (himajin).
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Meanings
- n person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
Written forms: 暇人、閑人、ひま人、隙人. Readings: ひまじん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “loafer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルンペン | ルンペン runpen | loafer; free-loader; tramp |
| ぐうたら | ぐうたら guutara | lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler |
| 穀潰し | ごくつぶし gokutsubushi | good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat |
| 閑人 | かんじん kanjin | person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler |
| 遊客 | ゆうかく yuukaku | sightseer; playboy; loafer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休暇 | きゅうか kyuuka | holiday; vacation; day off |
| 余暇 | よか yoka | leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 暇つぶし | ひまつぶし himatsubushi | killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer |
| 寸暇 | すんか sunka | moment's leisure; free minute |
| 暇乞い | いとまごい itomagoi | leave-taking; (saying) goodbye |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “loafer”.
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