ChiramiN5 kanji · 12 strokes
間 means space, between
門 gate · 日 sun
間Real origin
Sunlight (日) through the gap in a gate (門): the space between.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- interval, space
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) あいだ aida
あいだ (aida) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: ま ma, あい ai
From Chinese (onyomi) カン kan
カン (kan) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ケン ken
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Common word
時間 じかん · jikan
time
Built from
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門 Used in 15 kanji
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What does 間 mean?
Right: 間 means space, between.Not quite: 間 means space, between.In 時間, which reading does 間 use?
Right. 時間 is read じかん (jikan): 間 takes カン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 時間 is read じかん (jikan): 間 takes カン, its reading from Chinese.