# 間 — Interval

Frequency rank 21 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 子 (Child), less common than 手 (Hand).

- On’yomi: かん、けん
- Kun’yomi: あいだ、ま
- Radical: 門 Gate (Kangxi 169)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 12

Two doors stand slightly apart in a long hallway, and light enters through the space between them.

In words:

- 間 あいだ — a space
- 間々 まま — occasionally;frequently
- 時間 じかん — time

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