Japanese Jouyou-kanji “間” means “Room”, “During” or “Relation” etc.
Words |
Meanings |
間着(あいぎ-a i gi) |
Between-season wear, Spring and autumn clothing |
間柄(あいだがら-a i da ga ra) |
Relationship |
間服(あいふく-a i fu ku) |
Between-season wear, Spring and autumn clothing |
間一髪(かんいっぱつ-ka n i ppa tsu) |
(Escape) by a hair’s breadth, Narrow escape |
間隔(かんかく-ka n ka ku) |
Interval, Space |
間隙(かんげき-ka n ge ki) |
Gap, Crevice, Split |
間欠 or 間歇(かんけつ-ka n ke tsu) |
Intermittence, Intermittent |
間欠泉 or 間歇泉(かんけつせん-ka n ke tsu se n) |
Geyser, Intermittent spring |
間作(かんさく-ka n sa ku) |
Catch crop, Intercropping |
間者(かんじゃ-ka n ja) |
Spy, Secret agent, Undercover agent |
間色(かんしょく-ka n sho ku) |
Compound color |
間食(かんしょく-ka n sho ku) |
Snack, Snack between meal, Between-meal snack |
間接(かんせつ-ka n se tsu) |
Indirection |
間接税(かんせつぜい-ka n se tsu ze i) |
Indirect tax |
間然(かんぜん-ka n ze n) |
Animadversion, Censure |
間奏曲(かんそうきょく-ka n so u kyo ku) |
Interlude |
間断(かんだん-ka n da n) |
Break in time,Interruption, Pause |
間諜(かんちょう-ka n cho u) |
Spy, Undercover agent, Secret agent |
間道(かんどう-ka n do u) |
Side road, Shortcut, By-path |
間投詞(かんとうし-ka n to u shi) |
Interjection |
間伐(かんばつ-ka n ba tsu) |
Liberation cutting, Thinning, Periodic thinning (e.g. forest) |
間髪を容れず(かんぱつをいれず-ka n pa tsu wo i re zu) |
Immediately, Instantly, With nary a pause, Without a moment’s delay |
間竿(けんざお-ke n za o) |
Long measure (a measure of length) |
間合い(まあい-ma a i) |
① Pause, Interval, ② Distance, Range, Reach, ③ Suitable time, Appropriate opportunity, ④ Distance between opponents (kendo) |
間数(まかず-ma ka zu) |
Number of rooms |
間口(まぐち-ma gu chi) |
① Frontage, Width (of a building, plot of land etc), ② Breadth (e.g. of one’s knowledge), Scope (e.g. of one’s work), Range |
間尺(ましゃく-ma sha ku) |
Measuring rope with “ken(間)” (182cm) marked, Measurement |
間代(まだい-ma da i) |
Eoom rent |
間近(まじか-ma ji ka) |
Near, Close (to), Nearby |
間違い(まちがい-ma chi ga i) |
① Mistake, Error, Blunder, ② Accident, Mishap, Trouble, ③ Indiscretion |
間遠(まどお-ma do o) |
At long distance, In long intervals |
間取り(まどり-ma do ri) |
Layout (of a house or apartment), Arrangement of rooms |
間抜け(まぬけ-ma nu ke) |
Stupid, Foolish, Idiotic, Inane, Fool, Blockhead |
間延び(まのび-ma no bi) |
① Taking a long time, Slowness, Sluggishness, ② Lack of firmness, Looseness, Slovenliness |
間引き(まびき-ma bi ki) |
① Thinning out, Pruning, Culling, Curtailing, Sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals), ② Infanticide |
居間(いま-i ma) |
Sitting room, Living room |
行間(ぎょうかん-gyo u ka n) |
Space between the lines, Line-spacing in text |
空間(くうかん-ku u ka n) |
Space, Room, Airspace |
時間(じかん-ji ka n) |
① Hour, Time, ② Period, Class, Lesson |
週間(しゅうかん-shu u ka n) |
Week |
世間(せけん-se ke n) |
World, Society, People, Public |
土間(どま-do ma) |
Floor mold, Dirt floor, Room with dirt floor |
人間(にんげん-ni n ge n) |
Human, Human being, Mankind, Humankind |
民間(みんかん-mi n ka n) |
① Private, Non-governmental, Non-official, Civilian, Civil, ② Folk, Popular |
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