No. 4,713 in Japanese
暇
Free time; leisure.
In a sentence
今日は暇ですから映画を観ます。
Since I have free time today, I'll watch a movie.
The word '暇' is used here as a noun indicating 'free time' or 'leisure', describing the speaker's availability today.
暇な時は読書を楽しみます。
During my free time, I enjoy reading.
In this sentence, '暇な' serves as an adjective modifying '時' (time), suggesting times when the speaker is free or not busy.
暇さえあれば旅行したいと思います。
If only I had free time, I would like to travel.
Here, '暇さえ' is used to emphasize the scarcity or condition of having 'free time' as a prerequisite for traveling.
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