Japanese

すきま
Meaning: gap; space; opening
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

隙
間

Example sentences

I dropped the keys in the gap between the furniture.
冷たい風が隙間から部屋に這入ってきた。
Cold wind came into the room through a gap.
猫が隙間を擦り抜けた。
The cat slipped through the gap.
石垣の隙間から小さなとかげが顔を出した。
A small lizard peeked out from the gap in the stone wall.
窓の隙間から、わずかに光が差し込んでいる。
Light is shining in slightly through a gap in the window.

Usage Notes

Refers to a narrow space between objects, or figuratively to a lapse in attention or a spare moment of time.

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