暇潰し

way to pass the time, pastime

noun Rare #38,165
way to pass the time, pastime Often used in the phrase 暇潰しに, meaning “to pass the time.”
JA: 暇潰しに本を読んだ。
EN: I read a book to pass the time.
Declension of 暇潰し
暇潰し暇つぶし

ある者は暇潰しに本を読む。

Some people read books to pass the time.

彼らは暇潰しのためおしゃべりをした。

They chatted to pass the time.

暇潰しにテレビゲームをしよう。

Let's play some video games to kill time.

汽車旅行には読書がよい暇潰しになる。

Reading is a good way to pass the time on a train journey.

その雑誌は暇潰しです。

That magazine is just something to pass the time.