Depicts sunlight (日) shining through the gap in a door (門).
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Chinese
间 / 間 [jiān]
between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
间 / 間 [jiàn]
gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
Japanese
noun
- space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
- period of time (during, while); duration; interval
- between (two parties or things)
- among (a group)
- relations (between); relationship
- midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
conj.
- due to; because of
noun
- time; pause
- space
- room
noun
- interval; period of time
- among; between; inter-
- good opportunity; chance
- estrangement; discord; alienation
- spy; secret agent
- ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
- counter used to number the gaps between pillars
noun
- interval; space; interstice; threshold
- valley; gorge; ravine (also 硲)
- loophole (in a wall); crenel; eyelet
Korean
간 [間]
-gan; A suffix used to mean "during."; -gan; A suffix used to mean a place.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
間 あいだ
Aida surname
間 かん
Kan surnamegiven name
間 けん
Ken surname
間 とい
Toi surname
間 はざま
Hazama surname
間 まさき
Masaki surname
間 まざき
Mazaki surname
間 まみね
Mamine unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
时间 [shíjiān] #140
time
之间 [zhījiān] #542
between
房间 [fángjiān] #461
room
空间 [kōngjiān] #1,780
space
期间 [qījiān] #2,650
period of time
中间 [zhōngjiān] #1,685
between
瞬间 [shùnjiān] #5,031
in an instant
北京时间 [BěijīngShíjiān] #2,214
Chinese Standard Time
间谍 [jiàndié] #1,994
spy
民间 [mínjiān] #11,271
among the people
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 人間 [にんげん] #140
human being
⭐ 時間 [じかん] #152
time
⭐ 瞬間 [しゅんかん] #540
moment
⭐ 仲間 [なかま] #691
companion
⭐ 間違いない [まちがいない] #753
certain
⭐ 間違う [まちがう] #1,061
to be mistaken
⭐ 間違い [まちがい] #1,205
mistake
⭐ 間に合う [まにあう] #1,216
to be in time (for)
⭐ 空間 [くうかん] #1,521
space
⭐ いつの間にか [いつのまにか] #1,605
before one knows
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