Memory phrase for the Kanji: 間


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Meaning

space, gap

Pronunciation

KAN, KEN
aida, ma

Explanation

Combines gate and sun

Mnemonic

At the gate, the sun shines through: the gap.

Radicals

gateThe radical mon ia the picture of a gate.
day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
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Vocabulary

 間  あいだ  space, room, time, pause
 間違える  まちがえる  to err/to make a mistake
 居間  いま  living room (western style)
 世間  せけん  world, society, public
 時間  じかん  time
 週間  しゅうかん  week/weekly
 仲間  なかま  company, fellow, colleague, mate, comrade
 区間  くかん  section (of track, etc)
 合間  あいま  interval


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