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Why is the meaning of kanji 閑 "leisure"? The kanji contains + . Why does gate + tree mean 'leisure'?

The word meaning _leisure_ was originally written as.

depicts _moonlight_ streaming through a _door_ , indicating the original meaning _crack, space_. This was extended to mean _free time, leisure_.is no longer used, so:

* _Space_ is now written as
* _Free time, leisure_ borrowed the identically pronounced character.



is a compound of a _wooden_ obstructionblocking a _door_ , indicating the original meaning _fence, railing, obstruction_. This meaning is no longer used by the character, so there is no confusion as to whatmeans.

> The word representing the original meaning of[]{}( _Zhengzhang_) OC: **/*ɡreːn/** ) is cognate to[]{}( **/*ɡ·raːn/** ; _handrail_ ) and possibly{}( **/*ɡrɯːnʔ/** ; _boundary, limit_ ).

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