退屈しのぎに音楽を聴いた
Meaning in EnglishListened to music to kill boredom
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N3
退
tai / shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku
retreat, withdraw, retire
N1
屈
kutsu / kaga.mu, kaga.meru
yield, bend, flinch
N4
音
on, in, -non / oto, ne
sound, noise, son
N4
楽
gaku, raku, gou / tano.shii, tano.shimu, kono.mu
music, comfort, ease
N1
聴
chou, tei / ki.ku, yuru.su
listen, headstrong, naughty
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N4
〜し
shi
Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also
N5
〜を
o
Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action
N5
〜に
ni
Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action
N5
〜の
no
Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase