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隙

crevice
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingゲキ、キャク、ケキ
Kun readingすき、す.く、す.かす、ひま
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. crevice
    犯人とその仲間は目を離した隙に逃げ出した。The criminal and his companions ran away while we weren't looking.tatoeba
    男は壁の隙間からのぞいた。The man peeped through a hole in the wall.tatoeba
  2. fissure
  3. discord
  4. opportunity
  5. leisure
  6. chinkRtK
  1. gap
  2. opening
  3. room
  4. space
  5. break

Homonyms

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Same reading (すき)
好き · liking

Popular Usage

隙間

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · small (小) · little (小) · sun (日) · day (日) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1394

Compound words

隙間すきま
gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack
間隙かんげき
gap
空隙くうげき
vacant space
隙見すきみ
peeping
隙人ひまじん
person with a lot of free time on their hands
手隙てすき
not busy
寸隙すんげき
spare time
罅隙かげき
crack
隙き間すきま
gap
隙取るひまどる
to take (much) time
手間隙てまひま
time and effort
隙を窺うすきをうかがう
to watch for an unguarded moment

Additional Examples

歯が抜けて隙間が空いていた。
His teeth had gaps.tatoeba
酷使されている不法外国人労働者は制度の隙間にこぼれ落ちてしまうことが多いのです。
Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 隙

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step