Kanzen
間 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 12 strokes · #33 by frequency

間 — Interval, space

Meaning
Interval, space
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
カンケン
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あいだまあい
Radical
門

Stroke order

12 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/12
  2. Stroke 2/12
  3. Stroke 3/12
  4. Stroke 4/12
  5. Stroke 5/12
  6. Stroke 6/12
  7. Stroke 7/12
  8. Stroke 8/12
  9. Stroke 9/12
  10. Stroke 10/12
  11. Stroke 11/12
  12. Stroke 12/12

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

Memory hook

The morning sun (日) slips between the two panels of the gate (門): its light traces exactly the interval (間).

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
間あいだspace (between), gap, interval
間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)
時間じかんtime
人間にんげんhuman being, human, person
間柄あいだがらrelationship, relation, terms (good, friendly, etc.)
間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.