JLPT N2 · Noun

隙間 (sukima)

隙間 (すきま, sukima) is a Japanese noun meaning “gap; opening”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すきま
Romaji: sukima
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack · noun
spare moment; interval; break · noun · dated
unguarded moment; carelessness; chink in one's armor; weak spot · noun · dated

Example sentences

歯が抜けて隙間が空いていた。

His teeth had gaps.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 隙間

crevice, fissure, discordゲキ・キャク・すき・す.く · 13 strokes

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 隙間.

隙すきgap時間じかんtime週間しゅうかんweek間あいだspace (between)昼間ひるまdaytimeこの間このあいだthe other day間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)間まtime瞬間しゅんかんmoment世間せけんworld居間いまliving room (Western style)間隔かんかくspace期間きかんperiod

Source: JMdict entry 1253790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.