間
interval, between
- 門gate
- 日sun
- kun
- あいだaidaまma
- on
- カンkanケンken
mnemonic
SUN (日) light shining through the gap BETWEEN the doors of a GATE (門). That gap is the INTERVAL, in space or in time. "Kan" (カン) as in jikan, a span of time: a can wedged between the gate doors.
examples
- 時間じかんjikantime
- 一週間いっしゅうかんisshūkanone week
- 間あいだaidabetween