Kanji
間
kanji character
interval
space
間 kanji-間 interval, space
間
Meaning
interval and space
Readings
Kun'yomi
- あいだ がら relationship
- この あいだ the other day
- あいだ じゅう during
- ま もなく soon
- ま ぬけ stupid
- きゃく ま drawing room
- あい のて interlude (in traditional Japanese music)
- まく あい intermission (between acts)
- あい くぎ double-pointed nail
On'yomi
- き かん period
- じ かん time
- ねん かん (period of) a year
- せ けん world
- せ けん ばなし small talk
- せ けん てい appearance (in the eyes of society)
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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間 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars -
期 間 period, term, interval -
時 間 time, hour, period... -
人 間 the world -
年 間 (period of) a year, during the era (of) -
民 間 private, non-governmental, non-official... -
中 間 samurai's attendant, footman -
仲 間 companion, fellow, friend... -
間 柄 relationship, relation, terms (good... -
間 がらrelationship, relation, terms (good... -
間 もなくsoon, shortly, before long... -
空 間 vacancy, room for rent or lease, gap (between two objects)... -
瞬 間 instant, moment, second - この
間 the other day, lately, recently... -
間 抜 けstupid, foolish, idiotic... -
客 間 drawing room, parlor, parlour... -
鈍 間 blockhead, dunce, dimwit... -
貸 間 room to let, room for rent -
間 も無 くsoon, shortly, before long... -
此 の間 the other day, lately, recently... -
貸 し間 room to let, room for rent -
間 に合 せmakeshift -
間 隔 space, interval, space character... -
間 近 near, close (to), nearby... -
間 際 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of)... -
間 接 indirection, indirectness - つかの
間 moment, brief space of time -
束 の間 moment, brief space of time -
野 呂 間 blockhead, dunce, dimwit... -
間 違 いmistake, error, blunder...