vocab dash
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手て持もち無ぶ沙さ汰た
Meanings
Noun
Na-adjective
1. having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
Other spellings
手て持もちぶさた
Kanji used
手hand持have無nothing沙grains of sand汰sieve through
Pitch accent
てもちぶさた
Composed of
手て持もち
in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store; handheld
No-adjective
無ぶ
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
Prefix
沙さ汰た
affair; state; incident; issue; matter; verdict; sentence; directions; orders; command; …
Noun
Examples1
Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.