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How to say 'Interval' in Japanese | 間隔

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The Japanese word for Interval is 'Kankaku', written as 間隔 in Japanese.'Interval' in hiragana is かんかく.

    word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

    Reading

    かんかく

    kankaku

    Kanji

    間Interval, Space 隔Separate, Isolate

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '間隔 (かんかく)' refers to an 'interval' or 'gap' between objects, events, or points in time. It is commonly used to describe physical spaces, such as the distance between two objects, or temporal spaces, such as the time between events. For example: The interval between trains is 10 minutes「電車の間隔は10分です」(でんしゃのかんかくはじゅっぷんです). There is a gap between the two buildings「2つの建物の間に間隔がある」(ふたつのたてもののあいだにかんかくがある). This word is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    6770

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 間隔

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

  • kanji

    隔

    Meaning

    Separate, Isolate

Words Related to 間隔 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

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What does 'Kankaku' (間隔) mean?

'Kankaku' means 'Interval' .

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