間かん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. interval; period of time
The next three days are the decisive period.
Adverb
Noun
Suffix
2. among; between; inter-
For some time, there had been an uneasy atmosphere between the two groups.
Noun
3. good opportunity; chance
4. estrangement; discord; alienation
5. spy; secret agent
Kanji used
interval
Pitch accent
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Top 700
Used in vocabulary (168 in total)
time; hour; period; class
space; room; airspace
in the meanwhile; during the time
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
period; term; interval
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
space; interval; space character; whitespace
short term; short time
night; nighttime
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(period of) one year
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
several day period
a period of two days
24 hours; twenty-four hours
minutes (period of)
long period (of time)
(period of) one year
break in time; interruption; pause
among the mountains
interstellar
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
for the present; for the time being
for the present; for the time being
a period of two days
side road; shortcut
half an hour; half hour
eating between meals; snacking
interval between the waves; gap between waves
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
interlude; intermezzo
between both countries; bilateral
thousand-year period
interpersonal; between individuals
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
intergenerational
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
business-to-business; inter-business; inter-enterprise; B2B
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
travelling incognito; occasionally making an appearance
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
hailing distance
portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall
interplanetary cruise; planetary travel
among one's friends
area between Osaka and Kobe (Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya)
interpolation
counterintelligence
term of office; tenure; incumbency
same time (of day)
(distance) between two cars
among countries; between countries
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
in the meanwhile; during the time
moment's leisure
relations between individuals
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
all over town
interlude; intermezzo
being liable to criticism
startup (interval of) time
(railroad) gauge
compound color; compound colour
intermittence; intermittent
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
the interbrain; the diencephalon
catch crop; intercropping
interspecific; interspecies
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
character spacing; space between letters or characters
space between the teeth; interdental space
cross-cultural; intercultural
interwar period (1918-1939)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
travelling incognito
execution time; run time
period of ten days
interjection
interethnic; interracial; multiracial
multilateral; multi-party
InterProcess Communication
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
distance between two points; distance between opposite supports of arch, bridge; span
letter spacing; tracking
interstage; inter-section; column space
multilateral; multi-party
compilation time; compilation duration
between Japan and North Korea
inter-location; inter-company; inter-office
interjectory particle (e.g. "yo", "ne", "sa")
spacing between words
space between floors of a building; space between stories
inter-row space
between equipment
interphase death
long period of time
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
interstitial cell
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; SWIFT
cold working (of metal); cold forming
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; IMCO
ISI; intersymbol interference
Examples (143 in total)
Two hours passed.
Close your eyes for three minutes.
I was kept waiting for as long as two hours.