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手(て)持(も)ち無(ぶ)沙(さ)汰(た)
Rank #23,666

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    1. having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

Readings

手持ち無沙汰
(72%)
手持ちぶさた
(17%)
手持無沙汰
(9%)
てもちぶさた
(<1%)
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