Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N5

33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: interval, space

Kunyomi: あいだ あい

Onyomi: カン ケン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: もんがまえ

Meaning: gate

Strokes: 8

Examples

Examples with audio

一週(いっしゅうかん)   one week

二時(にじかん)   two hours

(せけん)   society, the public, people

(にんげん)   human

この(このあいだ)   the other day

に(あいだに)   in between, while

(いま)   living room

(なかま)   circle of friends

違い(まちがい)   mistake

違える(まちがえる)   make a mistake

に合う(まにあう)   be in time, be enough

(ひるま)   day time

Onyomi Examples

カン interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent

カンカク space, interval, space character, whitespace

短期 タンキカン short term, short time

右中 ウチュウカン between right and center fielders (centre)

ケン ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars

ケンスウ number of ken (in length or breadth)

セケン world, society, people, the public

六百 ロッピャッケン roppyakken (type of card game)

Kunyomi Examples

あいだ space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of

あいだじゅう during

そうろうあいだ as ...

ついこの ついこのあいだ just the other day, quite recently

time, pause, space, room

まぎわ the point just before, the point of doing, the verge of happening

茶の ちゃのま (Japanese-style) living room

床の とこのま tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

あいだ space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of

あいだじゅう during

なみま interval between the waves, gap between waves

まくあい intermission (between acts), interlude