間

See also: 间, 閒, 聞, and 閑

間	U+9593, 間 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9593

← 閒
[U+9592]

CJK Unified Ideographs

閔 →
[U+9594]

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Han character

間 (Kangxi radical 169, 門+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日弓日 (ANA), four-corner 7760₇, composition ⿵門日)

Derived characters

僴, 𭂠, 墹, 𡢃(㛠), 𡼏, 𢢀(𫺒), 𢵧, 澗(涧), 𣊺, 𬛖, 橺(𱣤), 𭮣, 𤏐(𭴳), 𤩎, 瞷(𬑗), 磵, 𥼴, 𦅘, 𦗬, 𧒄, 襇(裥), 𧢑, 𧬘, 𧯑, 𨅍(𨁴), 𨣉(𬪫), 鐧(锏), 𩻾, 𪙨, 覸, 𩴦, 鷼, 𪪢, 癎, 蕳(𫈉), 簡(简), 鬝, 𪧶
㗴 (Exception: Only for Japanese character form which contains ⿰口間. Other regional forms contain ⿰口閒 instead)

Related characters

间 (Simplified Chinese)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1333, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41249
Dae Jaweon: page 1839, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4288, character 6
Unihan data for U+9593

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trad.		間
simp.		间
alternative forms		閒

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 間
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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	Old Chinese
間	kreːn, kreːns
簡	*kreːnʔ
澗	kreːns, kraːns
鐧	kreːns, kraːns
蕑	*kreːn
覵	kreːn, kreːns, *pkrenʔ
襉	kreːnʔ, kreːns
僩	kreːnʔ, ɡraːnʔ
鬜	kʰreːn, kʰraːn, *kʰreːd
癇	*ɡreːn
瞯	*ɡreːn
憪	ɡreːn, ɡraːnʔ
橌	*ɡraːnʔ
撊	*ɡraːnʔ

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Characters in the same phonetic series (閒) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 門 (“door”) + 日 (“sun”). Originally 閒, moonlight (月) peeking through a door (門) – interstice; space.

Etymology

The two pronunciations are related, with Pronunciation 2 (間 (OC *kreːns)) being the exoactive of Pronunciation 1 (間 (OC *kreːn)).

Related to:

隙 (OC *kʰraɡ, “crack; chink”), 澗 (OC *kreːns, *kraːns, “ravine; brook (between mountains)”) (Wang, 1982);
閒 (OC *ɡreːn, “lazy; leisure”) (Karlgren, 1957; Baxter, 1992).

Externally, likely related to Mizo kâr (“space between; interval”), Burmese ကြား (kra:, “in-between; interval; interim”), အကြား (a.kra:, “gap; break”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation 1

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Rime
Character	間
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古閑切
Baxter	kean
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/kæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨn/
Li Rong	/kɛn/
Wang Li	/kæn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaan¹

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	間
Reading #	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiān
Middle Chinese	‹ kɛn ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁre[n]/
English	interval
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	間
Reading #	1/2
No.	6226
Phonetic component	閒
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	閒
Old Chinese	/*kreːn/
Notes	原作閒同說文

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiān (jian¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җян (ži͡an, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): gaan¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiên / kiân

(Meixian, Guangdong): gian¹
Jin (Wiktionary): jie¹
Northern Min (KCR): gáing
Eastern Min (BUC): găng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng / kuiⁿ / kaiⁿ / kan

(Teochew, Peng'im): goin¹ / gain¹ / gang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ke; ¹ci
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gan¹ / ga¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jian
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹
  - Yale: jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jian¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җян (ži͡an, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaan¹
  - Yale: gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: gaan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯en²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiân
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯an²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kian⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jie¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gáing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaiŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: găng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng
  - Tâi-lô: king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kefng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kuiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kuinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kuĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Tong'an, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kaiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kainn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvay
  - IPA (Tong'an, Kinmen): /kãi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan
  - Tâi-lô: kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kan³³/

Note:

Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan:
- keng/kuiⁿ/kaiⁿ - vernacular (“room, classifier”);
- kan - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goin¹ / gain¹ / gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koiⁿ / kaiⁿ / kang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kõĩ³³/, /kãĩ³³/, /kaŋ³³/

Note:

goin1/gain1 - vernacular (“room, classifier”) (gain1 - Jieyang, Chaoyang);
gang1 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ke; ¹ci
  - MiniDict: ke^平; ci^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ke; ¹ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ke⁵³/, /t͡ɕi⁵³/

Note:

1ke - vernacular;
1ji - literary.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gan¹ / ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³/, /ka̠³³/

Note: ga1 - in 中間子.

Middle Chinese: kean

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤre[n]/

(Zhengzhang): /*kreːn/

Definitions

間

within a definite time period or place
時間／时间 ― shíjiān ― time, period

晚間／晚间 ― wǎnjiān ― evening, night

世間／世间 ― shìjiān ― world, earth

空間／空间 ― kōngjiān ― space
among; between
小鳥們在樹枝間唱歌。 [MSC, trad.]
小鸟们在树枝间唱歌。 [MSC, simp.]
Xiǎo niǎo men zài shùzhī jiān chàng gē. [Pinyin]
The birds were singing among the branches of the tree.

兩個公司間的談判非常成功。 [MSC, trad.]
两个公司间的谈判非常成功。 [MSC, simp.]
Liǎng ge gōngsī jiān de tánpàn fēicháng chénggōng. [Pinyin]
The negotiations between the two companies were successful.

兩點間直線最短。 [MSC, trad.]
两点间直线最短。 [MSC, simp.]
Liǎng diǎn jiān zhíxiàn zuì duǎn. [Pinyin]
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
a moment; a little while; instant
room; chamber
房間／房间 ― fángjiān ― room

衛生間／卫生间 ― wèishēngjiān ― bathroom, toilet

衣帽間／衣帽间 ― yīmàojiān ― cloakroom

雙人間／双人间 ― shuāngrénjiān ― double room
section of a room; lateral space between two pairs of pillars
Classifier for smallest units of housing, such as rooms and shopfronts.
- 一座城市需要一間女性書店 [MSC, trad.]
  一座城市需要一间女性书店 [MSC, simp.]
  From: ~2020s, sign in 馨巢書屋 (Xinchao Bookstore), Shanghai, translated in 2023 Nov 3, The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own, Fan Yiying and Liu Shuhuan, Sixth Tone
  yī zuò chéngshì xūyào yī jiān nǚxìng shūdiàn [Pinyin]
  A city needs a women's bookstore
(chiefly Cantonese) Classifier for buildings in general, including schools, banks, cinemas, hospitals, shops, factories.
a surname

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		房間
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	屋子, 屋兒, 屋, 房
	Taiwan	房間
	Ulanhot	屋兒
	Tongliao	屋兒
	Chifeng	房間
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	屋兒
	Harbin	屋子
	Malaysia	房間
	Singapore	房間
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	屋子, 屋, 房子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	房子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	房間兒
	Wanrong	房兒
	Xi'an	房子, 房
	Xuzhou	屋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	屋
	Bayanhot	房間
	Lanzhou	房子
	Ürümqi	房子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	房子, 屋子, 屋, 房間
	Wuhan	房, 房間
	Guiyang	房間
	Guilin	房間
	Liuzhou	房間, 房
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	房間, 房, 房子
	Yangzhou	房間
	Hefei	房, 屋子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	房, 房間
	Hong Kong	房
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	房間
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	房
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	間肚
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	房間
	Macau	房
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	房
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	屋仔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	房
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	房
	Foshan	房
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	房
	Foshan (Shunde)	房
	Foshan (Sanshui)	房
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	房
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	房
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	房
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	房
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	房
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	房
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	房
	Taishan	房
	Kaiping (Chikan)	房
	Enping (Niujiang)	房
	Heshan (Yayao)	房
	Dongguan	房, 房間
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	房間
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	房
	Shaoguan	房
	Yunfu	房間
	Yangjiang	屋間, 間
	Xinyi	房, 房間
	Lianjiang	房
	Nanning	房, 屋
	Wuzhou	房, 屋
	Yulin	房間, 屋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	房間, 屋
	Danzhou	房
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	房
	Singapore (Guangfu)	房
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	房間, 房
Gan	Nanchang	房間, 房
	Poyang	房間
	Yugan	房間
	Wannian	房間
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	間
	Hengfeng	間
	Yanshan	間
	Lichuan	房仔, 房間
	Pingxiang	房
Hakka	Meixian	房間, 間仔, 間, 屋仔
	Xingning	間
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	房間
	Huiyang	房間
	Huidong (Daling)	間
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	房
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	房間
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	房間
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	間
	Wengyuan	間
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	房間
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	房
	Liannan	間
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	間
	Jiexi	間
	Luhe	房間
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	屋
	Changting	間哩, 間
	Wuping	間
	Wuping (Yanqian)	間
	Wuping (Pingyu)	間
	Liancheng	間哩, 間
	Ninghua	房間
	Yudu	間, 房間, 歇間
	Ningdu	間
	Ruijin	間
	Shicheng	間
	Shangyou (Shexi)	間
	Tonggu (Sandu)	間
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	間
	Dayu	間
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	間房, 房間, 間
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	房間, 間房
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	間房, 房間
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	間房, 房間
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	間房, 房間
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	房間, 間房
	Hong Kong	間肚, 間
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	房間
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	房間
	Xinyi (Sihe)	間
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	房
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	屋房
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	房間
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	間角 large, 房 small
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	間
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	間
	Mengshan (Xihe)	間
	Luchuan	間
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	房間
	Senai (Huiyang)	房間
	Kuching (Hepo)	房間
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	房間
	Singkawang	間肚
Huizhou	Jixi	房
	Shexian	房
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	房間
	Xiuning	房, 房間
	Yixian	房
	Qimen	房
	Wuyuan	房
	Dexing	房間
Jin	Taiyuan	家, 房子
	Xinzhou	家
	Taibus (Baochang)	房屋
	Linhe	房間
	Jining	房子, 房
	Hohhot	家合兒, 家裡頭
	Baotou	房子, 房
	Dongsheng	房間
	Haibowan	屋子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	房間
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	厝間
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	間
	Jianyang	厝間
	Wuyishan	厝間
	Pucheng (Shibei)	厝間
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	房裡, 房間, 房
	Fuzhou (Changle)	房裡
	Fuqing	房裡, 房間
	Yongtai	間裡
	Gutian	間裡
	Fu'an	間裡
	Ningde	間裡
	Shouning	間裡
	Zhouning	間裡
	Fuding	間裡
	Matsu	房裡, 房間
Southern Min	Xiamen	房間, 厝間, 房, 口間
	Quanzhou	房間, 房
	Jinjiang	厝間
	Yongchun	房
	Zhangzhou	房間, 房
	Kaohsiung	房間
	Penang (Hokkien)	房間
	Singapore (Hokkien)	房間, 厝間
	Manila (Hokkien)	房間, 房
	Longyan	房間
	Zhangping	間內
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	間內, 間房
	Datian	房間
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	房間, 屋
	Chaozhou	房
	Shantou	房
	Jieyang	房, 間囝
	Haifeng	房間
	Bangkok (Teochew)	房間
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	房間
	Singapore (Teochew)	房間
	Leizhou	房
	Wenchang	房
	Haikou	房
	Qionghai	房
Puxian Min	Putian	房間, 厝間
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	房間, 厝間
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	厝間
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	房間, 厝間
	Xianyou	厝間, 房間
	Xianyou (Fengting)	房間
	Xianyou (Youyang)	房間
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	房
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	房
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	房, 房間
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	房間
Wu	Shanghai	房間
	Suzhou	房間
	Danyang	房間
	Hangzhou	房間
	Ningbo	房間
	Wenzhou	間, 房間
	Jinhua	房, 房間
	Shangrao	房間
	Shangrao (Guangfeng)	間
	Yushan	房間
Xiang	Changsha	房, 屋 not used as a bedroom
	Loudi	房
	Shuangfeng	房, 屋 not used as a bedroom
	Quanzhou	房間, 屋子

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Dialectal synonyms of 房間 (“room”) [map]

Compounds

一念之間／一念之间 (yīniànzhījiān)
一時之間／一时之间
一時間／一时间 (yīshíjiān)
一瞬間／一瞬间 (yīshùnjiān)
三度空間／三度空间
三維空間／三维空间
不在人間／不在人间
不時間／不时间
不間不架／不间不架
不間不界／不间不界
世間／世间 (shìjiān)
中間／中间 (zhōngjiān)
中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
中間商／中间商
中間地帶／中间地带 (zhōngjiān dìdài)
中間宿主／中间宿主
中間派／中间派 (zhōngjiānpài)
中間產品／中间产品
中間砧木／中间砧木
九間房／九间房 (Jiǔjiānfáng)
五陰世間／五阴世间
亭子間／亭子间 (tíngzijiān)
伯仲之間／伯仲之间
俯仰之間／俯仰之间 (fǔyǎngzhījiān)
停屍間／停尸间 (tíngshījiān)
其間／其间 (qíjiān)
冷藏間／冷藏间
凡間／凡间 (fánjiān)
初間／初间
北京時間／北京时间 (Běijīng Shíjiān)
區間／区间 (qūjiān)
區間車／区间车 (qūjiānchē)
十畝之間／十亩之间
午間／午间 (wǔjiān)
單間／单间 (dānjiān)
器世間／器世间
四度空間／四度空间
坊間／坊间 (fāngjiān)
坐間／坐间
堂間處燕／堂间处燕
塵間／尘间 (chénjiān)
墦間／墦间
墦間酒肉／墦间酒肉
夏令時間／夏令时间
外間／外间 (wàijiān)
夜間／夜间 (yèjiān)
夜間部／夜间部
大菜間／大菜间
天上人間／天上人间 (tiānshàng rénjiān)
天地世間／天地世间
天地間／天地间 (tiāndìjiān)
太平間／太平间 (tàipíngjiān)
套間／套间 (tàojiān)
字裡行間／字里行间 (zìlǐhángjiān)
季孟之間／季孟之间
家間／家间
尖峰時間／尖峰时间
居間／居间 (jūjiān)
工間操／工间操
席間函丈／席间函丈
年間／年间 (niánjiān)
廁身其間／厕身其间
廣廈萬間／广厦万间
彈指之間／弹指之间
往常間／往常间
房間／房间 (fángjiān)
方寸之間／方寸之间
明間／明间
時間／时间 (shíjiān)
時間性／时间性 (shíjiānxìng)
時間藝術／时间艺术
時間表／时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo)
時間醫學／时间医学
時間電價／时间电价
晨間／晨间
晚間／晚间 (wǎnjiān)
暗間兒／暗间儿 (ànjiānr)
月間／月间
有情世間／有情世间
期間／期间 (qījiān)
桑間之音／桑间之音 (sāngjiānzhīyīn)
桑間濮上／桑间濮上 (sāngjiānpúshàng)
梢間／梢间
標準時間／标准时间 (biāozhǔn shíjiān)
此間／此间 (cǐjiān)
每常間／每常间
民間／民间 (mínjiān)
民間信仰／民间信仰 (mínjiān xìnyǎng)
民間合會／民间合会
民間團體／民间团体
民間工藝／民间工艺
民間文學／民间文学
民間歌舞／民间歌舞
民間藝術／民间艺术
洗手間／洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān)
淺間山／浅间山
游戲人間／游戏人间
滿世間／满世间
漏刻之間／漏刻之间
濮上桑間／濮上桑间
濠濮間想／濠濮间想
無意間／无意间 (wúyìjiān)
猛然間／猛然间
環球時間／环球时间
甕間吏部／瓮间吏部
生存空間／生存空间 (shēngcún kōngjiān)
生活空間／生活空间
白日間／白日间
相對時間／相对时间
眉間尺／眉间尺
眉間赤／眉间赤
瞬息之間／瞬息之间
瞬間／瞬间 (shùnjiān)
瞬間目標／瞬间目标
矢石之間／矢石之间
視覺空間／视觉空间 (shìjué kōngjiān)
種間雜交／种间杂交
空間／空间 (kōngjiān)
空間主義／空间主义 (kōngjiānzhǔyì)
空間分析／空间分析
空間圖形／空间图形
空間感／空间感
空間時代／空间时代
空間曲線／空间曲线
空間美／空间美
空間藝術／空间艺术
窗間過馬／窗间过马
立談之間／立谈之间
籬壁間物／篱壁间物
終食之間／终食之间
絕對時間／绝对时间
網頁空間／网页空间
翻手之間／翻手之间 (fān shǒu zhī jiān)
老年間／老年间
肋間肌／肋间肌 (lèjiānjī)
胞間層／胞间层
胞間連絲／胞间连丝 (bāojiānliánsī)
舍間／舍间
花間集／花间集
草間求活／草间求活
虛擬空間／虚拟空间 (xūnǐ kōngjiān)
行間／行间 (hángjiān)
衣帽間／衣帽间 (yīmàojiān)
裡間／里间 (lǐjiān)
趕時間／赶时间 (gǎn shíjiān)
跳間／跳间 (tiàojiān)
轉眼之間／转眼之间
巡指間／巡指间
這其間／这其间
遊戲人間／游戏人间
適間／适间 (shìjiān)
鄉間／乡间 (xiāngjiān)
鄉間小路／乡间小路
鄭衛桑間／郑卫桑间
酒吧間／酒吧间 (jiǔbājiān)
錄音間／录音间
間奏／间奏 (jiānzòu)
間奏曲／间奏曲 (jiānzòuqǔ)
開房間／开房间 (kāi fángjiān)
開放空間／开放空间
間架／间架 (jiānjià)
間海參／间海参 (jiānhǎishēn)
間腦／间脑 (jiānnǎo)
間量／间量
開間／开间
間關／间关
陡然間／陡然间
陰間／阴间 (yīnjiān)
陽間／阳间 (yángjiān)
隔間／隔间 (géjiān)
驀忽間／蓦忽间
黃金時間／黄金时间 (huángjīn shíjiān)

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Character	間
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古莧切
Baxter	keanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨn^H/
Li Rong	/kɛn^H/
Wang Li	/kæn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kăn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaan³

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	間
Reading #	2/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiān
Middle Chinese	‹ kɛn ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁre[n]/
English	間關 sound of a chariot"s linchpin (Ode 218.1)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	間
Reading #	2/2
No.	6228
Phonetic component	閒
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	襇
Old Chinese	/*kreːns/
Notes	閒後起字體

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Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàn (jian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kam
Eastern Min (BUC): gáng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kàn

(Teochew, Peng'im): goin³ / gain³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴
  - Yale: jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaan³
  - Yale: gaan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kam
  - Hakka Romanization System: gam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kam⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàn
  - Tâi-lô: kàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaxn
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goin³ / gain³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kòiⁿ / kàiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kõĩ²¹³/, /kãĩ²¹³/

Note: gain3 - Jieyang, Chaoyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci
  - MiniDict: ci^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³⁴/

Middle Chinese: keanH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤre[n]/

(Zhengzhang): /*kreːns/

Definitions

間

opening; gap; break
estrangement; alienation; hostility
spy; secret agent
to keep away from; to keep apart
to separate; to partition
to alternate; to do something alternately
to be mixed up with; to be intermingled
to sow discord
- 肉食者謀之，又何間焉？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  肉食者谋之，又何间焉？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Ròushí zhě móu zhī, yòu hé jiàn yān? [Pinyin]
  This is the business of meat-eating officials, why meddle with it?
to blame; to reproach
intermittently; sometimes
in secret; clandestinely

Compounds

一間／一间
乖間／乖间
乘間／乘间 (chéngjiàn)
乘間投隙／乘间投隙
內間／内间
半間不界／半间不界
反間／反间 (fǎnjiàn)
反間細作／反间细作
反間計／反间计 (fǎnjiànjì)
反間諜／反间谍 (fǎnjiàndié)
合作無間／合作无间 (hézuòwújiàn)
少間／少间
得間／得间
挑撥離間／挑拨离间 (tiǎobōlíjiàn)
有間／有间
未達一間／未达一间
為間／为间
無間／无间 (wújiàn)
熟間／熟间
物我無間／物我无间
當間／当间
疏不間親／疏不间亲
病間／病间
相間／相间 (xiāngjiàn)
親密無間／亲密无间
讒間／谗间
遠不間親／远不间亲
間不容息／间不容息
間不容髮／间不容发
間作／间作 (jiànzuò)
間入／间入
間出／间出
間別／间别
間壁／间壁
間或／间或 (jiànhuò)
間捕／间捕
間接／间接 (jiànjiē)
間接成本／间接成本
間接推理／间接推理
間接推論／间接推论
間接正犯／间接正犯
間接民權／间接民权
間接灸／间接灸
間接照明／间接照明
間接稅／间接税
間接經驗／间接经验 (jiànjiē jīngyàn)
間接證據／间接证据
間接貿易／间接贸易 (jiànjiē màoyì)
間接選舉／间接选举 (jiànjiē xuǎnjǔ)
間斷／间断
間斷不繼／间断不继
間日／间日
間有／间有
間條掃描／间条扫描
間歇／间歇 (jiànxiē)
間歇噴泉／间歇喷泉
間歇泉／间歇泉 (jiànxiēquán)
間歇湖／间歇湖
間歇熱／间歇热 (jiànxiērè)
間歲／间岁
間深裡／间深里
間胺黃／间胺黄
間色／间色
間行／间行 (jiànxíng)
間裂／间裂
間諜／间谍 (jiàndié)
間諜戰／间谍战
間諜船／间谍船
間道／间道 (jiàndào)
間闊／间阔
間阻／间阻
間隙／间隙 (jiànxì)
間隔／间隔
間隔號／间隔号 (jiàngéhào)
間雜／间杂 (jiànzá)
陰陽間隔／阴阳间隔
隱間／隐间
離間／离间 (líjiàn)

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Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎn (jian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chien³
  - Yale: jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Definitions

間

(obsolete) Variant pronunciation of the classifier sense.
(obsolete) Used in place names.

References

“間”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Entry #9175”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Shinjitai	間
Kyūjitai	閒

Kanji

間

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 閒)

Readings

Go-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)
Kan-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
Kun: あいだ (aida, 間, Jōyō)、ま (ma, 間, Jōyō)、あい (ai, 間)、あわい (awai, 間)、はざま (hazama, 間)、うかがう (ukagau, 間う)、しずか (shizuka, 間か)、ひそかに (hisokani, 間かに)
Nanori: ちか (chika)

Compounds

Etymology 1

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間
あいだ Grade: 2
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【あいだ】

[noun] a space

[noun] a while; an interval; (when followed by に) meanwhile

[noun] between

[noun] during

(This term, 間, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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間
ま Grade: 2
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【ま】	[noun] 間: space; room

(This term, 間, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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間
あい Grade: 2
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【あい】	[noun] (literary or dialectal) interval of time or space; time; during; between; leisure [noun] relation; relationship; terms (between people) [noun] Short for 間狂言 (aikyōgen). [noun] Short for 間駒 (aigoma). [noun] Short for 間の手 (ai no te).

(This term, 間, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

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間
かん Grade: 2
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From Middle Chinese 間／间 (kɛn, “interval”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かん [káꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɴ]

Affix

間(かん) • (kan)

space; interval; among; between
extent; scope
hidden; invisible
Alternative spelling of 閑 (kan, “free time”)

Noun

間(かん) • (kan)

interval

Suffix

間(かん) • (-kan)

suffixes some expressions of time to tell duration rather than time or date
二(に)時(じ) ― ni-ji ― two (o'clock)

二(に)時(じ)間(かん) ― ni-jikan ― two hours

二(に)時(じ)五(ご)分(ふん) ― ni-ji go-fun ― five past two

五(ご)分(ふん)(間(かん)) ― go-fun (kan) ― five minutes

二(ふつ)日(か) ― futsuka ― the 2nd (day of the month)

二(ふつ)日(か)(間(かん)) ― futsuka (kan) ― two days

Etymology 5

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間
はざま Grade: 2
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【狭間はざま】

[noun] interval; gap; space between

[noun] arrowslit

[suffix] (in place names) interstice; passage between

[suffix] (in place names) gorge, valley; ravine

Alternative spelling
迫間

(This term, 間, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

[1]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
[2]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN