N2Suffix

🕐Time & Dates

～間～かん

～kan

duration / interval (used in compounds; e.g. 1時間[じかん] = 1 hour)

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Example sentence

彼の作品は何世紀間も残るだろう。

His works will endure for centuries.

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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
間	N3	ま	まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space)

More Time & Dates words

Word	Reading	Meaning
以降	いこう	いこうon and after, hereafter
お休み	おやすみ	おやすみholiday, absence; (exp.) Good night (polite)
深夜	しんや	しんやlate at night
年度	ねんど	ねんどyear, fiscal year
シーズン	シーズン	シーズンseason (sporting)
その頃	そのころ	そのころin those days, at that time, then
間もなく	まもなく	まもなくsoon, shortly, before long
当日	とうじつ	とうじつappointed day, very day

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