JLPT N1 · Noun

空間 (kuukan)

空間 (くうかん, kuukan) is a Japanese noun meaning “space; room”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くうかん
Romaji: kuukan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

space; room; airspace · noun

Example sentences

この無限の空間に漂う永遠の沈黙が私を恐怖に陥れる。

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

Tatoeba #219468

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

Kanji in 空間

empty, sky, voidクウ・そら・あ.く · 8 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 空間.

空そらsky空気くうきair空港くうこうairport空くあくto open (e.g. doors)空くすくto become less crowded空からemptiness空きあきspace航空こうくうaviation架空かくうfictitious空想くうそうdaydream空中くうちゅう(in) the air真空しんくうvacuum空っぽからっぽempty空くうempty air

Source: JMdict entry 1245450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.