間 — interval; between (JLPT N5 kanji)
間
interval; between
カン・
12 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- カン
- ケン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- あいだ
- ま
- あい
Meanings
intervalbetween
Words with 間
時間じかんtime; hour
間あいだbetween; interval
Appears in these kanji
簡カン・えらsimple
Do not confuse with
In the vocabulary
時間 が あります か。
Do you have time?
How to remember it
間See 日 inside 門 (gate). Imagine sunlight coming through the gap between two doors: a space between things.