This kanji means an interval or between.

on readings:
  • kan
  • ken
kun readings:
  • aida
examples:
aida between
hiningenteki inhuman, impersonal
hiruma daytime
jikan hour(s)
jikanhyō timetable
kan-ippatsu by a hairsbreadth
kansetsu indirect
kikan period of time, term
kyaku-ma guest room
nanjikan how many hours
nannichikan how many days
ningen human
ningen dōshi fellow human being
ōsetsuma reception room
shuukan week(s)
sōkō jikan travel time
tanima valley
tokonoma alcove in Japanese-style room

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