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Kanji Detail for 間 - "between, space, interval"

  • Meaning

    間 means "between, space, interval."

    1. Between - The space separating two things.

    2. Inside - Interior; within.

    3. Time - A period; an era; a while.

    4. Recently - Nowadays; lately.

    5. Gap - An opening; a distance; a pause.

    6. Spy - To watch for an opportunity; an agent.

    7. Secretly - Covertly; stealthily.

    8. Change - To alternate; to interchange.

    9. Mix - To mingle; to associate.

    10. Heal - To recover from illness.

    11. Unit - A length measure (about 1.8 meters).

    12. Room - The space between building pillars.

    13. Relationship - Connection; association.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    interval; space

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    interval, space; place, between

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
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Sentences including

  • Give me some time to think it over.

  • I've got time on my hands.

  • How many hours does it take to go to okinawa by plane?

  • I'll be back within an hour.

  • I think of watching tv as a waste of time.

  • He arrived in time.

  • I have stayed in kyoto for three days.

  • It is certain that he is wrong.

  • An hour's walk brought me to the next village.

  • Make haste , and you will be in time.

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