手持ち無沙汰 | Japanese meaning

ち 【てもちぶさた】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

Other forms

ちぶさた【てもちぶさた】
【てもちぶさた】

Example sentences

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1. 。。

Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.

Tatoeba

ち 【てもちぶさた】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

Other forms

ちぶさた【てもちぶさた】
【てもちぶさた】

Example sentences

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1. 。。

Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.

Tatoeba

手

N41

意hand

訓て、て-、-て、た-

音シュ、ズ

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持

N43

意hold; have

訓も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる

音ジ

名もち、もつ

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無

意nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

訓な.い

音ム、ブ

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沙

N1常用

意sand

訓すな、よなげる

音サ、シャ

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汰

N1常用

意washing; sieving; filtering; weeding out; luxury

訓おご.る、にご.る、よな.げる

音タ、タイ

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手持ち無沙汰【てもちぶさた】

手持ち無沙汰【てもちぶさた】

手

持

無

沙

汰

ち【てもちぶさた】

ち【てもちぶさた】