隙間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隙 間
すき
Grade: S 		ま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
透間
透き間

Etymology

隙(すき) (suki, “gap”) + 間(ま) (ma, “space”)

Pronunciation

Noun

隙(すき)間(ま) • (sukima) 

  1. crevice, crack, gap

Derived terms

  • 隙間風(すきまかぜ) (sukimakaze)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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