隙 – Vocabulary details

隙すき

Meanings

Noun

1. gap; opening; room; space

会かい場じょうは人ひとでいっぱいで、入はいる隙すきもなかった。The venue was so packed with people that there wasn't even room to get in.

2. break; interval; spare moment; spare time

仕し事ごとの隙すきを見みて、母ははに手て紙がみを書かいた。I found a spare moment at work and wrote a letter to my mother.

3. unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault

ただし、誰だれにも隙すきは見みせられません。However, I can't let my guard down in front of anyone.

4. chance; opportunity

おまえはその隙すきに逃にげな。You take that chance and run.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

隙

gap

Pitch accent

す

き

Used in: 4278

Used in vocabulary (17 in total)

隙すき間ま

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

隙すきを突つく

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

隙すきをつく

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

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Examples (19 in total)

隙すきを見みせなければ大だい丈じょう夫ぶでしょう。

It should be fine as long as you don't show any weakness.

割わり込こむ隙すきが、見み当あたらない。

There is no opening to cut in.

それは致ち命めい的てきな隙すきだった。

That was a fatal opening.

おまえはその隙すきに逃にげな。

You take that chance and run.

ただし、誰だれにも隙すきは見みせられません。

However, I can't let my guard down in front of anyone.

その隙すきを今こん度どは私わたしたちが突つきたいのです！

This time we want to be the ones to attack that opening!

動うごきを封ふうじ、隙すきを与あたえず攻せめましょう。

Let's pin them down and keep attacking without giving them an opening.

攻こう撃げきと攻こう撃げきとのつながりに、全まったく隙すきがない。

There is absolutely no gap in the connection between attacks.

仕し事ごとの隙すきを見みて、母ははに手て紙がみを書かいた。

I found a spare moment at work and wrote a letter to my mother.

なんとか隙すきを作つくるから、そこであいつを斬きれ。

I'll create an opening somehow, so cut him down then.

会かい場じょうは人ひとでいっぱいで、入はいる隙すきもなかった。

The venue was so packed with people that there wasn't even room to get in.

普ふ通つうは人ひと質じちを取とれば安あん心しんして隙すきが生しょうじる。

Normally, once someone has taken a hostage, they relax and let their guard down.

戸との隙すきから冷つめたい風かぜが入はいってくる。

Cold air is coming in through the gap in the door.

だが今いまの政せい権けんは、その隙すきをほとんど見みせなかった。

However, the current administration showed almost no such weakness.

見み事ごとに囲かこまれて、逃にげる隙すきなど、まったくなかった。

We were surrounded so completely that there was absolutely no chance to escape.

あまりにも素す早ばやく逃にげていくので声こえをかける隙すきもなかった。

They fled so quickly that there was no opportunity to call out to them.

そもそも、俺おれごときが隙すきを作つくれるかも分わからないのだ。

I don't even know if someone like me could create an opening in the first place.

俺おれはその隙すきに、急いそぎその場ばを離はなれ身みを隠かくした。

Seizing that opening, I hurriedly left the spot and hid.

片かた手て剣けんは隙すきが小ちいさく、連れん続ぞくでの攻こう撃げきに適てきしている。