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時間を割く (じかんをさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

時じ間かんを割さく

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku)

spare time; make time for

Used when someone sets aside time from a busy schedule for a specific purpose or person.

忙いそがしい中なか、面めん接せつのために時じ間かんを割さいてくれてありがとう。
Thank you for sparing time for the interview despite your busy schedule.
毎まい日にち30分

ぷん

は

運うん

動どう

の

時じ

間かん

を

割さ

く

よう

に

し

て

いる

。

I try to set aside 30 minutes every day for exercise.

Written forms

時じ間かんを割さく
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
時じ間かんをさく
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 割 is not needed.

Kanji

時time, hour
間interval, space
割proportion, comparatively, divide

Similar words

時じ間かんを作つくる
時間を作る also means 'to make time,' but it emphasizes creating time by rearranging or freeing up one's schedule, while 時間を割く implies actively carving out time from a busy schedule, often for someone else's benefit.

Etymology

The expression combines 時間 (time) with 割く (to split, to spare), literally meaning 'to split off time.' The verb 割く carries a nuance of dividing or setting aside a portion of something, which here is applied to time.