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4 words matching '間' found
間 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading :   
noun
space; room; time; pause
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 92,164 which gives a rank of 6,253
間 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 796,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5856 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
Example sentences:
あっ
できごと
出来事
でした
It happened in a flash.
らぬ
ちへいせんか
地平線下
しず
んだ

The sun sank below the horizon before I knew it.
へや
部屋
おられない
かって
勝手
じしょ
辞書
しました
I took the liberty of using the dictionary while you were out of the room.
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BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 722,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 550
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
間 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : かん   
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 90,713 which gives a rank of 6,523
間 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 806,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5988 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 103
Example sentences:
いっかげつ
1ヶ月
かん
まったく
あめ
らなかった
ので
かれ
いど
井戸
らねばならなかった

Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.
まいあさ
毎朝
わたし
たち
じっぷん
10分
かん
ホームルームあります
We have a homeroom meeting for ten minutes every morning.
わたし
なが
かん
たされた

I was made to wait for a long time.
かん
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 85,300,000 results)
間 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : あいだ    あわい   
間 can be read in 2 ways: あいだ (80%), あわい (20%, out-dated or obsolete kana usage).
noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
noun
3. between (two parties or things)
4. among (a group)
5. relations (between); relationship
6. midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
conjunction
7. due to; because of  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading あいだ)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 172,185 which gives a rank of 402
間 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 796,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1805 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 209
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
テッド
なが
あいだ
かのじょ
彼女
ちました

Ted waited for her for a long time.
よる
あいだ
かじ
火事
こった

A fire broke out during the night.
かれ
しばらく
あいだ
やす
んだ

He rested for a while.
あいだ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10393
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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間 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Reading : けん   
noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 56,118 which gives a rank of 19,431
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 806,000,000 results)
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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