N3Noun

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間ま

ma

space / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space)

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Example sentence

勉強する間は勉強し、遊ぶ間は遊べ。

Work while you work, play while you play.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 間

interval, space

Sentences with 間

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
～時間	N5	～じかん	～じかん~ hours (counter for duration, e.g. 三時間[さんじかん] = 3 hours)
～週間	N5	～しゅうかん	～しゅうかん~ weeks
間	N4	あいだ	あいだbetween / while / interval (e.g. 友達[ともだち]と先生[せんせい]の間[あいだ] = between friend and teacher)
この間	N4	このあいだ	このあいだthe other day, recently
昼間	N4	ひるま	ひるまdaytime, during the day
間に合う	N4	まにあう	まにあうto be in time for
間違える	N4	まちがえる	まちがえるto make a mistake
人間	N3	にんげん	にんげんhuman being, person

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
性	せい	せいsex, gender
考え	かんがえ	かんがえthinking, thought, ideas
他	ほか	ほかother / else / the rest (general word; e.g. 他にありますか？ = anything else?)
情報	じょうほう	じょうほうinformation, (military) intelligence
生	せい	せいbirth
結果	けっか	けっかresult, consequence
神	かみ	かみgod
下	げ	げunder, below (used in compounds: lower, descent, reduction)

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