JLPT N1 · Noun

区間 (kukan)

区間 (くかん, kukan) is a Japanese noun meaning “section (of track, etc.); segment”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くかん
Romaji: kukan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension · noun, suffix noun
interval · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

不通区間の開通の見込みはまだない。

There's no hope at this moment that the closed section will be reopened.

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

Kanji in 区間

区

ward, districtク・オウ · 4 strokes

間

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 区間.

区くward区別くべつdistinction地区ちくdistrict区域くいきarea区分くぶんdivision区切るくぎるto divide区画くかくdivision区切りくぎりpause (in speech, writing, etc.)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)

Source: JMdict entry 1244120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.