# 間

| 間 | U+9593, &#38291; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9593 |
| ← 閒 [U+9592] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 閔 → [U+9594] |

## Translingual
### Han character

間 (Kangxi radical 169, 門+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日弓日 (ANA), four-corner 7760$_7$, 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

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 |
| | 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 |
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

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiān (jian$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җян (ži͡an, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan$^1$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): gaan$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiên / kiân
    (Hailu, HRS): gien$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gian$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gáing
* Eastern Min (BUC): găng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge$^1$ / giⁿ$^1$ / gang$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): keng / kuiⁿ / kaiⁿ / kan
    (Teochew, Peng'im): goin$^1$ / gain$^1$ / gang$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ke; $^1$ci
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gan$^1$ / ga$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jian
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^1$
*** Yale: jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jian$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җян (ži͡an, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaan$^1$
*** Yale: gāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːn⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kan³³/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: gaan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kan³³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiân
*** Hakka Romanization System: gian$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯an²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kien⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kian⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gáing
*** Sinological IPA : /kaiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: găng
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ge$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̤ⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /ke⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: giⁿ$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kĩ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gang$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gang
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ⁵³³/
* ge1/giⁿ1 - vernacular;
* gang1 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kean
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 | gaan$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤre[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːn/
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. ||
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 |

#### 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
       Xiǎo niǎo men zài shùzhī jiān chàng gē. [Pinyin]
       The birds were singing among the branches of the tree.
       Liǎng ge gōngsī jiān de tánpàn fēicháng chénggōng. [Pinyin]
       The negotiations between the two companies were successful.
       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.
    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

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

#### 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 (zhōngjiānshāng)
* 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)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiàn (jian$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kam
    (Hailu, HRS): gam$^ˇ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gáng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gang$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kàn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): goin$^3$ / gain$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^4$
*** Yale: jyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaan$^3$
*** Yale: gaan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaan$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːn³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kan³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kam
*** Hakka Romanization System: gam
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gam$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kam⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gam$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kam¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gáng
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gang$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ⁴²/
* 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: goin$^3$ / gain$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kòiⁿ / kàiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /kõĩ²¹³/, /kãĩ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ci
*** MiniDict: ci$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: keanH
Rime :
| 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 | gaan$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤre[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːns/
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. ||
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 |

#### 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
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th 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 (jiànjiē zhèngfàn)
* 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)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /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–
* “間”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 間 |
| Kyūjitai | 閒 |

### Kanji

(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

* 間(かん)性(せい) (kansei): intersex
* 人(にん)間(げん) (ningen)
* 時(じ)間(かん) (jikan)
* 間(ま)違(ちが)う (machigau)
* 間(ま)違(ちが)える (machigaeru)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 間
* あいだ Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 間 – see the following entry. :
| 【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

* Kanji in this term
* 間
* ま Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 間 – see the following entry. :
| 【ま】 | [noun] 間: space; room |
(This term, 間, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 間
* あい Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 間 – see the following entry. :
| 【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

* Kanji in this term
* 間
* かん Grade: 2
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 間 / 间 (kɛn, “interval”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かん [káꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [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

* Kanji in this term
* 間
* はざま Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 間 – see the following entry. :
| 【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

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

## Korean
### Hanja

間 (eumhun 사이 간 (sai gan))
* hanja form of 간 (“between”)

#### Compounds

* 간간(間間)이 (gan'gani)
* 간단(間斷) (gandan)
* 인간(人間) (in'gan)
* 중간(中間) (junggan)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

間: Hán Nôm readings: căn, dán, gian, gián, giãn
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#### References

* Nom Foundation