Info on the Kanji 間

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What is this? "間"

Meaning(s)

interval, space

Reading(s)

onyomi KAN, KEN
kunyomi aida, ma

Other

stroke count 12
grade 2
jlpt level N5
Example words with 間
WordMeaning
かん
kan
space / gap / interval / distance / time / pause / break / span / stretch / period / relationship / members / due to / because of
ひとま
hitoma
one ken / six feet
あめかん
ame kan
break in the rain
まに
mani
while / during
かんかん
kan kan
occasionally / now and then / sometimes
かんしょく
kanshoku
eating between meals / snacking
あいだじゅう
aidajuu
during
かんにち
kan nichi
day off / 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle / non-fever day
かんはち
kan hachi
greater amberjack / purplish amberjack / greater yellowtail
げっかん
gekkan
month-long period / month
ごかん
gokan
spacing between words
ぎょうかん
gyoukan
line-spacing in text / between the lines
さんかん
sankan
among the mountains
じかん
jikan
time / hours
こま
koma
small room
しょくかん
shoku kan
between meals
にんげん
ningen
the world
ちゅうかん
chuukan
middle / midway / interim
どま
doma
dirt floor / pit / parterre
ふたま
futama
two ken
にちかん
nichikan
time / days / daily interest rate
ねんかん
nenkan
year
はちかん
hachi kan
large hanging paper lantern
はんかん
han kan
something unfinished / something incomplete / idiot
ほんま
honma
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku
あげあげかん
age kan
woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near
このこのかん
kono kan
the other day / lately / recently / during this period
すきすきかん
suki kan
crevice / crack / gap / opening
そのそのかん
sono kan
in the meanwhile / during the time
一時いちじかん
ichijikan
one hour
一年いちねんかん
ichinenkan
one year
右中うちゅうかん
uchuukan
between right and center fielders
何時なんじかん
nanjikan
how many hours?
何年なんねんかん
nannenkan
many years
がらかんがら
kan gara
relation
のびまのび
mano bi
slow / stupid
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Example Sentences with 間
夏休みの、私は夜中に夕食を食べていた。

この日はただ時とお金の無駄だった。

理論上、理論と実行のには何の違いもないが、実際上違いはあるものだ。

コンピューターのおかげで人は馬鹿になる。



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