้–“

JLPT N5

interval, space, time, gap, between

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ซใƒณ (kan)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ‚ใ„ใ , ใพ (aida, ma)
โ€ข ใ‚ใ„ใ  (aida) โ†’ between, interval โ€ข ใพ (ma) โ†’ space, time, room

Vocabulary

้–“
ใ‚ใ„ใ 
between
ๆ™‚้–“
ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“
time
ไบบ้–“
ใซใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“
human
้–“ใซๅˆใ†
ใพใซใ‚ใ†
be on time
ๆ˜ผ้–“
ใฒใ‚‹ใพ
daytime

Example Sentences

ไบŒไบบใฎ้–“ใซๆœบใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใตใŸใ‚Šใฎ ใ‚ใ„ใ ใซ ใคใใˆใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a desk between two people.
ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
I don't have time.
ไบบ้–“ใฏ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ๅ‹•็‰ฉใงใ™ใ€‚
ใซใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใฏ ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใˆใ‚‹ ใฉใ†ใถใคใงใ™ใ€‚
Humans are thinking animals.
้›ป่ปŠใซ้–“ใซๅˆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใซ ใพใซใ‚ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I made it in time for the train.
ๆ˜ผ้–“ใฏๆš‘ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใฒใ‚‹ใพใฏ ใ‚ใคใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is hot during the day.

Cultural Note

โ€ข ้–“ can mean both physical space and time interval.
o ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ้–“ (ใธใ‚„ใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ) โ†’ space in the room
o ไธ‰ๆ—ฅ้–“๏ผˆใฟใฃใ‹ใ‹ใ‚“๏ผ‰ โ†’ for three days (duration)
โ€ข It also appears in expressions about relationships or gaps between people/things:
o ่ฆชๅญใฎ้–“๏ผˆใŠใ‚„ใ“ใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ๏ผ‰ โ†’ between parent and child