Memory phrase for the Kanji: 隙


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Meaning fissure, gap, free space, free time

Pronunciation

GEKI
suki

Explanation

Left: hill , right: vari. of sunset (small , day/sun , small [= the sun becomes smaller and smaller = sunset]

Mnemonic


 
Let's go to the hill at sunset, we have space and time.

Radicals

hillThe radical kozato shows a hill. and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.)
to go down, to setThe plants are made by the sun to be large (= as long shadows) at sunset. - Please be aware that this very similar radical stands for the sunrise.
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 Vocabulary

すき  (1) chance or opportunity, (2) interval, gap
隙間 すきま  crevice, crack, gap, opening

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