間 — interval, space, between
あいだ
間
interval
あいだ
U+9593
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #33
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1620
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- interval
- space
- between
- pause
Readings
- On'yomi
- かん kan けん ken
- Kun'yomi
- あいだ aida ま ma あい ai
word
あいだ aida Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かん kan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
95 wordsEach dot is a word containing 間: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 50 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). Sunlight (日) glimpsed through a gate (門). The original meaning was a gap or crevice — a space between two things where light passes through. Extended to mean interval, between, and room.