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すきま

crack, gap

Mnemonic

A crack and the gap inside it, which turns out to be exactly the width of one cat. A ski すき through the ma ま, and that is how it got in: すきま.

Built from

crack, gap
阝 a hill on the left with a thin line of light coming through where the stones do not quite meet.
interval, gap
門 gate + 日 sun

Words sharing these kanji

time, hour human being, people interval (of time, space, etc.) 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

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