間 — interval, space, between
あいだ
間
interval
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
time
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.
Meanings
- interval
- space
- between
- pause
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).
時
間
jikan
time
年
間
nenkan
year (duration)
週
間
shuukan
week(s)
空
間
kuukan
space
日
間
nichikan
number of days
中
間
chuukan
middle
分
間
funkan
minutes (duration)
長
時
間
choujikan
long time
夜
間
yakan
nighttime
月
間
gekkan
month-long period
山
間
sankan
among the mountains
数
時
間
suujikan
several hours
期
間
kikan
period
短
期
間
tankikan
short period
短
時
間
tanjikan
short period of time
区
間
kukan
section
長
期
間
choukikan
long period
待
ち
時
間
machijikan
waiting time
民
間
minkan
private sector
間
接
kansetsu
indirect
瞬
間
shunkan
moment
間
隔
kankaku
interval
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).
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.