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Kanji 間: meaning "interval, between", readings, stroke order

The kanji 間 means "interval, between". On'yomi: カン、ケン; kun'yomi: あいだ、ま. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
interval, between
On'yomi
カンケン
Kun'yomi
あいだま
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 間

  • 時間 じかん — Time / hour
  • ~時間 ~じかん — ~ hours
  • ~週間 ~しゅうかん — ~ weeks
  • 間違える まちがえる — to make a mistake
  • 昼間 ひるま — daytime, during the day
  • 間 あいだ — space, interval
  • この間 このあいだ — the other day, recently
  • 間に合う まにあう — to be in time for
  • 間接 かんせつ — Indirectly
  • 瞬間 しゅんかん — moment, second
  • 世間 せけん — world, society
  • 間隔 かんかく — space, interval, SPC

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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