間 – kanji for “between, interval”
- Meaning
- between, interval
- On'yomi
- カンkan
- Kun'yomi
- あいだaida
- Level
- JLPT N5 #100 of 100
Words with 間
Grouped by how 間 is read. The highlighted kana is its reading.
On'yomiカンkan
- 時間 じかんjikan time
- お時間 おじかんojikan time
- 一年間 いちねんかんichinenkan one year
- 一時間 いちじかんichijikan one hour
- 三日間 みっかかんmikkakan three days
- 三時間 さんじかんsanjikan 3 hours
Kun'yomiあいだaida
- 間に あいだにaidani while
Other words
- 間 まma interval/while
- 営業時間外 eigyō jikan-gai outside business hours
- 締め切り間近 shimekiri majioka deadline approaching
Example sentences
- 時間がもっと欲しい Jikan ga motto hoshii I want more time.
- 一時間待ちました Ichijikan machimashita I waited for one hour
- 三日間勉強しました Mikkakan benkyou shimashita I studied for three days
- 一年間に一回帰ります Ichinenkan ni ikkai kaerimasu I go home once a year
- 三時間テレビを見ました Sanjikan terebi wo mimashita I watched TV for 3 hours
- 急いで、間に合いました Isoide, maniaimashita I hurried and made it on time
- 締め切りに間に合いました Shimekiri ni maniaimashita I met the deadline
- 行きたいけど、時間がない Ikitai kedo, jikan ga nai I want to go, but I don't have time
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