noun

  1. spare time, free time, leisure.
  2. time (it takes to do something), time required.
  3. time off, leave, vacation, holiday.
  4. dismissal, firing, severance, divorce.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. free, not busy, unoccupied, idle.
  2. slow (business), slack, dull.

takes する, intransitive verb

Colloquialism.
  1. to be free, to be not busy, to be available, to be doing nothing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひま
ひま
 
 
ヒマ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spare time, rest, leisure
ひま カ いとま (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
false
カ ケ か.りる
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ko
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)