間


This kanji means an interval or between.

on readings:
  • kan
  • ken
kun readings:
  • aida
examples:
間 aida between
非人間的 hiningenteki inhuman, impersonal
昼間 hiruma daytime
時間 jikan hour(s)
時間表 jikanhyō timetable
間一髪 kan-ippatsu by a hairsbreadth
間接 kansetsu indirect
期間 kikan period of time, term
客間 kyaku-ma guest room
何時間 nanjikan how many hours
何日間 nannichikan how many days
人間 ningen human
人間同士 ningen dōshi fellow human being
応接間 ōsetsuma reception room
週間 shuukan week(s)
走行時間 sōkō jikan travel time
谷間 tanima valley
床の間 tokonoma alcove in Japanese-style room

links:
Wiktionary
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Last Alteration Performed: 10 January 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.