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間

あいだ

interval (of time, space, etc.)

Mnemonic

A gate with the sun showing through the crack in it. Aye あい, da だ, the cloud parts exactly that much and the moon comes through the gap: あいだ.

Worth knowing

Same kanji as 間 ま. あいだ is a gap you could point at, between two clouds, two people, two dates.

Built from

interval, gap
門 gate + 日 sun

Words sharing these kanji

time, hour human being, people interval, duration of time, pause instant, moment comrade, peer to be mistaken, to be incorrect space, room before one knows, unnoticed to be in time, to answer the purpose, to be good enough mistake, error to mistake, to confuse crack, gap

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