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音読おんよみ: カン・ケン

訓読くんよみ: あいだ・ま・はざま

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: もんがまえ(門)

Meaning

Time / Space / Interval / Gap

  • あいだ — space / interval / between (A and B)
  • 時間じかん — time / duration
  • 人間にんげん — human / person
  • 間違まちがい — mistake / error
  • 仲間なかま — companion / friend
  • 期間きかん — period / term

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A sun (日) seen through a gate (門) — this kanji expresses the concept of being “in between.” It’s used in both spatial and temporal contexts, and appears frequently in words about time, relationships, and space.

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