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間

カン・ケン・あいだ・ま

Interval, between

Strokes
12
Radical
門
音読み
カン、ケン
訓読み
あいだ、ま

Meaning

Interval, between · entre, intervalo

Readings

  • On (音読み): カン・ケン
  • Kun (訓読み): あいだ・ま

Example words

  • 時間(じかん)— time; hour
  • 間(あいだ)— between
  • 一週間(いっしゅうかん)— one week

Structure

Radical 門 (もんがまえ · Gate) · 12 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Sun (日) between gate doors. Duration counters: 三時間 (3 hours) vs 三時 (3 o'clock) — Spanish/English learners drop 間 constantly.

Common mistakes

  • Sun (日) between gate doors. Duration counters: 三時間 (3 hours) vs 三時 (3 o'clock) — Spanish/English learners drop 間 constantly.

Examples

時間じかん

time; hour

間あいだ

between

一週間いっしゅうかん

one week

Components

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