Kanji1 / 12
間 kanji
interval, space
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
カンケン
Kun readings
あいだまあい
Words with 間
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —語間spacing between words
- —星間interstellar
- —肋間intercostal
- —間投interjection
- —間質stroma
- —間髪immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
- —種間interspecific; interspecies
- —段間interstage; inter-section; column space
- —間奏interlude; intermezzo
- —樹間space between trees; gap between trees
- —間章interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
- —日間daytime; during the day
- —壁間portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall
- —幇間professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
- —車間(distance) between two cars
- —寸間moment's leisure
- —間雲gently floating clouds
- —間行travelling incognito
- —間出travelling incognito; occasionally making an appearance
- —間販indirect selling; indirect sales
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