# 暇 — spare time

暇 means “spare time”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). Kun'yomi: ひま (hima), いとま (itoma). You'll see it in words such as 暇 (hima, “spare time; free time”).

- Meaning: spare time
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: ひま (hima), いとま (itoma)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 2

## Words with 暇

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 暇 | ひま (hima) | spare time; free time |
| 暇つぶし | ひまつぶし (himatsubushi) | passing the time |

## Don't confuse it with

[最](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/most/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [慢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrogance/) · [漫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/comics/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[恒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constant/) · [暇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spare-time/) · [徐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gradually/) · [頻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frequent/) · [弥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/increasingly/) · [暦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calendar/) · [猶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/still/)

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