Kanji

隙

隙

crevice, fissure, discord, opportunity, leisure

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゲキ, キャク, ケキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すき, すく, すかす, ひま

Example sentences

隙 すき
「 一瞬 の 隙 を 突いて 、 彼 は 逃げ出した 。

Seizing a momentary opening, he ran away.

目を離す めをはなす
ほんの 少し 目を離した 隙 に 、 子供 が どこか へ 行ってしまった 。

The child went somewhere in the brief moment I took my eyes off them.

隙間 すきま
家具 の 隙間 に 鍵 を 落としてしまった 。

I dropped the keys in the gap between the furniture.

這入る はいる
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.

間隙 かんげき
敵 の 間隙 を 突く 。

To exploit a gap in the enemy's defenses.

Example Vocabulary

隙

すき

gap; opening; vulnerability; chance

隙間

すきま

gap; space; opening

隙を突く

すきをつく

間隙

かんげき

gap; crevice; interval; unguarded moment

隙あり

すきあり

隙を窺う

すきをうかがう

隙間風

すきまかぜ

隙を見つける

すきをみつける

油断も隙もない

ゆだんもすきもない

一分の隙もない

いちぶのすきもない

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