狹間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狹 間
はざ
Jinmeiyō 		ま
Grade: 2
irregular kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
狹 間
さ
Jinmeiyō 		ま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 狹間 – see the following entry.
【狭間はざま】
[noun] [from the early 900s] (spatial) a narrow space/gap between two objects
[noun] [from 720] a valley (place between two mountains)
[noun] [from 1120] (temporal) an interval between two occurrences
[noun] [from 1867] an arrowslit; a loophole
[noun] [from 1830] (obsolete) a openwork round ornament historically attached on the lid of a bush warbler's cage
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
Alternative spellings
迫間, 間
【狭間さま】
[noun] arrowslit
[noun] narrow gap
(This term, 狹間, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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