隙 – crevice, fissure, discord

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)N2 vocabulary

The kanji 隙 means crevice, fissure, discord, opportunity, leisure. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゲキ、キャク、ケキ (geki, kyaku, keki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すき、す.く、す.かす、ひま (suki, suku, sukasu, hima). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゲキ	geki
On’yomi	キャク	kyaku
On’yomi	ケキ	keki
Kun’yomi	すき	suki
Kun’yomi	す.く	suku
Kun’yomi	す.かす	sukasu
Kun’yomi	ひま	hima

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 小・日・阡.

Words using 隙

隙すきgap隙間すきまgap

Example sentences

歯が抜けて隙間が空いていた。

His teeth had gaps.

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Kanji with the same radical

院際防限階除降隊険陸障陣陽隣隠陥

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