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Kanji Grade 2 - 間

Kanji character Grade 2 間. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 間
About
interval, space
Kun: あいだ、 ま、 あい
On: カン、 ケン
12 strokes
Radical: gate 門
Parts: 日 門
 
Onyomi
間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of hanafuda game)
 
Kunyomi
間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, time (between), pause, break, span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while), relationship (between, among), members (within, among), due to, because of
間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before, the point of doing, the verge of happening
茶の間 【ちゃのま】 living room (Japanese-style)
床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, time (between), pause, break, span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while), relationship (between, among), members (within, among), due to, because of
間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude