間
JLPT N5 • 12 strokes
intervalspace
Kun readings 🇯🇵
あいだまあい
On readings 🇨🇳
かんけん

Example of kunyomi readings 🇯🇵
あいだ
This is the standard kunyomi reading for this kanji, which translates the concept of space
, gap
, between
.
This reading is used in the expression 間に, which specifies a period of time when something happened.
ま
This second kunyomi reading is common in two words:
仲間: words that means
friend
,companion
間違う: verb meaning
to make a mistake
Example of onyomi readings 🇨🇳
げん
This onyomi reading is often paired with the kanji (人|ひと), for example:
人間:
human begin
人間性:
humanity
人間関係:
human relations
かん
This onyomi reading is used to refer to time or space intervals. It is found in words like:
時間:
time
瞬間:
instant
空間:
space
,room