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間

interval
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカン、ケン
Kun readingあいだ、ま、あい
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. intervalRtK
  2. space
  1. space (between)
  2. gap
  3. distance
  4. stretch

Synonyms

合間狭間間諜隙間

Popular Usage

時間昼間間違える間に合う居間期間週間瞬間世間貸間間隔間接

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gates · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1747

Compound words

時間じかん
time; hour; period; class; lesson
昼間ひるま
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
間に合うまにあう
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage
間違えるまちがえる
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing for another)
期間きかん
period; term; interval
居間いま
living room (Western style); sitting room
週間しゅうかん
week
瞬間しゅんかん
moment; instant; second
世間せけん
world; society; people; the public
間隔かんかく
space; interval; space character; whitespace
間接かんせつ
indirection; indirectness
客間きゃくま
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
隙間すきま
gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack
貸間かしま
room to let; room for rent
時間割じかんわり
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
間違うまちがう
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly
間柄あいだがら
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
区間くかん
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
空間くうかん
space; room; airspace
合間あいま
interval; break; pause; spare moment
間近まぢか
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching
間口まぐち
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
間際まぎわ
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of); (just before the) edge
間食かんしょく
eating between meals; snacking

On Reading Examples

彼は時間に正確なことが自慢だった。じかん
He was proud of his punctuality.tatoeba
彼は足の骨を折った時、３ヶ月間松葉杖を使わなければならなかった。かん
When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.tatoeba
彼は三日間無意識の状態だ。かん
He has been unconscious for three days.tatoeba
彼は三ヶ月間仕事を続け、そのストレスがようやくこたえてきた。かん
He'd been three months in the job and the strain was beginning to tell on him.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は不良仲間とぐるになっていた。なかま
He fell into bad company.tatoeba
彼は病気の間すごい勇気を示した。あいだ
He showed great courage during his illness.tatoeba
彼は彼らの仲間の殺人に怒った。なかま
He was angered by the murder of their comrades.tatoeba
彼は犯罪の仲間である。なかま
He is a partner in crime.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は勉学に使わぬ時間は無駄にしたように考えた。
He looked upon any time not spent in study as so much lost time.tatoeba
彼は風の音に耳を澄ましながら、長い間座っていた。
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.tatoeba
彼は父親よりも考え方が人間的である。
He is more human in thinking than his father.tatoeba
彼は普通の人間です。
He's just an ordinary man.tatoeba
鴨川等間隔の法則
Principle of equal distance at the Kamogawa Riverwiki
昼間は15分間隔で運転。
During the day they run every fifteen minutes.wiki
事実上幕府からは間接統治となっていた。
The Kanto region was put under the indirect rule of the bakufu.wiki
三国干渉は日露戦争のきっかけに直接・間接の影響を与えた。
The Triple Intervention triggered the Japanese-Russo War both directly and indirectly.wiki
多田頼貞と親しい間柄である。
He had good relationship with Yorisada TADA.wiki
造士館では、桐野利秋と昵懇の間柄となる。
At Zoshikan school, he became a very close friend of Toshiaki KIRINO.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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