This is the 4713th most frequent Japanese word.

More Japanese resources.


Free time; leisure.


The word '暇' is used here as a noun indicating 'free time' or 'leisure', describing the speaker's availability today.

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.


In this sentence, '暇な' serves as an adjective modifying '時' (time), suggesting times when the speaker is free or not busy.

暇な時は読書を楽しみます。

During my free time, I enjoy reading.


Here, '暇さえ' is used to emphasize the scarcity or condition of having 'free time' as a prerequisite for traveling.

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.