Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “退屈凌ぎ”

退屈凌ぎ

たいくつしのぎ

killing time; staving off boredom

Example sentence

I am gardening these days just to kill time.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

退

On: たい
Kun: しりぞ.く;しりぞ.ける;ひ.く;の.く;の.ける;ど.く
Stroke count: 9

・retreat

・withdraw

・retire

・resign

・repel

・expel

・reject

屈

On: くつ
Kun: かが.む;かが.める
Stroke count: 8

・yield

・bend

・flinch

・submit

凌

On: りょう
Kun: しの.ぐ
Stroke count: 10

・endure

・keep (rain)out

・stave off

・tide over

・defy

・slight

・surpass