This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

僕は暇をもてあましている。

Sentence Analyzer

もてあましている

English Translation

I don't know what to do with my leisure.

Furigana

(ぼく)(ひま)をもてあましている。

Romanji

Boku wa hima o moteamashiteiru.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ひま、いとま、ヒマ)
spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持て余す (もてあます)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: カ、 ひま、 いとま
Meanings: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence