間
interval, space
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:12
JLPT:5
Frequency:33
Vocabulary
カン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙空間 | ウチュウクウカン | (outer) space |
| 間隔 | カンカク | space; interval; space character; whitespace |
| 間食 | カンショク | eating between meals; snacking |
| 間接 | カンセツ | indirection; indirectness |
| 間接税 | カンセツゼイ | indirect tax |
ケン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世間 | セケン | world; society; people; the public |
| 世間体 | セケンテイ | appearance (in the eyes of society); decency |
| 間数 | ケンスウ | number of ken (in length or breadth) |
| 俗世間 | ゾクセケン | this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world |
| 眉間 | ミケン | brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| この間 | このあいだ | the other day; lately; recently; during this period; meanwhile; in the meantime |
| この間 | このかん | the other day; lately; recently; during this period; meanwhile; in the meantime |
| 一週間 | いっしゅうかん | one week |
| いつの間にか | いつのまにか | before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares |
| 夏時間 | なつじかん | daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
晶
clear, crystal, sparkle
Grade 8JLPT 1
問
ask, problem, question
Grade 3JLPT 4
聞
ask, hear, listen
Grade 2JLPT 5
暑
hot, sultry, summer heat
Grade 3JLPT 1
門
counter for cannons, gate
Grade 2JLPT 2
閑
leisure
Grade 8JLPT 1
開
open, unfold, unseal
Grade 3JLPT 4
冒
assume (a name), damage, dare, defy, face, risk
Grade 8JLPT 1
簡
brevity, simplicity
Grade 6JLPT 2
閉
closed, shut
Grade 6JLPT 3