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ひま

free, not busy

Mnemonic

Hours borrowed off the sun with nothing at all put in their place. He ひ, ma ま, an afternoon with no plans in it and no intention of making any: ひま.

Worth knowing

Free as in having the time. ただ is free of charge and 自由 じゆう is freedom.

Built from

free time
日 the sun with hours borrowed off it and nothing put back.

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