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あいだ 間
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Noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch​
  • かれ彼
  • は
    • メアリー
  • と
    • トム
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • に
  • すわ座った
    • 。
He was sitting between Mary and Tom.
Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • びょうき病気の
  • あいだ間
  • すごい
  • ゆうき勇気
  • を
  • しめ示した
    • 。
He showed great courage during his illness.
Noun
3. between (two parties or things)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • りょう両
  • とうじしゃ当事者
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • を
  • ちょうてい調停した
    • 。
He mediated between the two parties.
Noun
4. among (a group)​
  • テニス
  • は
  • がくせい学生
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • で
  • たいへん大変
  • にんき人気がある
    • 。
Tennis is very popular among students.
Noun
5. relations (between); relationship​
  • ふたり二人
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • が
  • しっくりいしっくり行かない
    • 。
They don't get along together.
Noun
6. midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground​
Conjunction
7. due to; because of​Archaic, Only applies to あいだ
Wikipedia definition
8. Ma (negative space)​Ma is a Japanese word which can be roughly translated as "gap", "space", "pause" or "the space between two structural parts. " The spatial concept is experienced progressively through intervals of spatial designation. In Japanese, ma, the word for space, suggests interval. It is best described as a consciousness of place, not in the sense of an enclosed three-dimensional entity, but rather the simultaneous awareness of form and non-form deriving from an intensification of vision.
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Other forms
間 【あわい】
Notes
あわい: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

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