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
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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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