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間 · interval, space

間 is a kanji meaning interval, space. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カンkan
  • ケンken

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あいだaida
  • まma
  • あいai

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 間 · 35 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 間
WordReadingMeaningLevel
時間じかんtimeN5
間違えるまちがえるto make a mistakeN4
昼間ひるまdaytime, during the dayN4
間あいだspace, intervalN4
この間このあいだthe other day, recentlyN4
間に合うまにあうto be in time forN4
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More words that use 間
WordReadingMeaningLevel
瞬間しゅんかんmoment, secondN3
世間せけんworld, societyN3
居間いまliving roomN3
間隔かんかくspace, interval, SPCN3
期間きかんperiod, termN3
手間てまtime, laborN3
仲間なかまcompany, fellow, colleague, associateN3
人間にんげんhuman being, personN3
年間ねんかんyearN3
間まspace, room, pauseN3
間違いまちがいmistakeN3
貸間かしまroom to letN2
間接かんせつindirect, indirectnessN2
客間きゃくまparlor, guest roomN2
時間割じかんわりtimetable, scheduleN2
隙間すきまcrack, gap, openingN2
中間ちゅうかんmiddle, midway, interimN2
床の間とこのまalcoveN2
寝間着ねまきsleep-wear, pajamasN2
間も無くまもなくsoon, in a short timeN2
間もなくまもなくsoon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little whileN2
民間みんかんprivate, civilianN2
夜間やかんat night, nighttimeN2
空間くうかんspace, room, airspaceN1
区間くかんsectionN1
間柄あいだがらrelationshipN1
合間あいまintervalN1
茶の間ちゃのまliving room (Japanese style)N1
つかの間つかのまmoment, brief time,N1

Example sentence

起きる時間よ。

おきるじかんよ

Time to get up.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #182969 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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