暇な（ひまな、himana）
- bored

暇な means "free," "available," or "having spare time." It describes a state of not being busy or occupied. It can refer to having free time for oneself or being available to do something. The degree of "free time" can vary, ranging from a few minutes to a whole day or longer. The word implies a lack of specific obligations or commitments at the moment.

⚫︎ 今日は暇ですか？ Translation: Are you free today? ⚫︎ 週末は暇な Translation: I am free on the weekend. ⚫︎ 暇な時間に本を読みます。 Translation: I read books during my free time.

⚫︎ Use 暇な when you want to ask someone if they have free time, or to describe your own availability. ⚫︎ It is often used to make plans with friends, to check someone's schedule, or to talk about leisure activities. ⚫︎ It is a versatile word, and can be used in various contexts. For example, 暇な can refer to not having any current commitments, or to being available to help someone.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in hiragana as ひまな. ⚫︎ The kanji form is 暇, with the adjective ending な. ⚫︎ There are no significant variations in okurigana for this word.

⚫︎ 空いている (あいている) - "available," "free" (often used for availability in terms of scheduling) ⚫︎ 時間がある (じかんがある) - "to have time" ⚫︎ フリー - "free" (loanword from English)

⚫︎ 忙しい (いそがしい) - "busy" ⚫︎ 用事がある (ようじがある) - "to have something to do," "to be occupied" ⚫︎ 手いっぱい (ていっぱい) - "to be swamped," "to be very busy"

明日、暇な？映画を見に行かない？ ・Translation: Are you free tomorrow? Shall we go see a movie? ・Explanation: This sentence uses 暇な to inquire about someone's availability for a specific activity, which is going to see a movie.

私は週末はいつも暇な ・Translation: I am always free on weekends. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 暇な to describe the speaker's regular free time.

The kanji 暇 means "leisure," "spare time," or "time off." The な at the end is an adjectival suffix, turning the noun into an adjective.