► 成句
間 [ま] [間に合う] meaning: make rank: 1
☆ 急がないと間に合わないよ (まにあう) ⇨ We’re not gonna make it unless we hurry
☆ 締切にギリギリで間に合った (まにあう) ⇨ We barely made the deadline
間 [ま] [間が抜ける] meaning: stupid rank: 1
☆ 彼はどうも間が抜けている ⇨ He is not really all there. He is absent-minded, scatterbrained
☆ 政府も今頃対策に乗り出すなんて間が抜けた話だ ⇨ It is stupid that the government is taking actions at this late stage
► 名詞
間 [あいだ] meaning: among rank: 1
☆ 若者の間で人気の音楽 ⇨ The music popular among young people
☆ 関係者の間の噂 ⇨ A rumor among the parties involved
間 [あいだ] meaning: between rank: 1
☆ それは夫婦の間の問題だ ⇨ That’s an issue between a married couple
☆ 両国の間に外交関係は無い ⇨ There’s no diplomatic relationship between the two countries
☆ 両者の間に違いは殆ど無い ⇨ There is little difference between the two
☆ 二つの家の間の距離 ⇨ The distance between the two houses
☆ 壁と棚の間に隙間は殆ど無い ⇨ There is little gap between the wall and the shelf
間 [あいだ] [間に入る] meaning: between rank: 1
☆ 私は彼等二人の間には入りたくない (あいだにはいる) ⇨ I don’t want to get in the middle of those two
間 [あいだ] meaning: while rank: 1
☆ 彼は私が寝ている間に行ってしまった ⇨ He had left while I was sleeping
☆ 文句を言っている間に何とかしたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you do something while you complain
☆ 生きている間にやりたい事 ⇨ The things I want to do while I am alive
間 [ま] meaning: timing rank: 1
☆ 今はちょっと間が悪い ⇨ Now is not the best time, a good timing
間 [ま] meaning: while rank: 1
☆ ぼんやりしている間に時間が過ぎてしまった ⇨ Time passed while I was spaced out
間 [(1)かん] [この間] [liter] meaning: time rank: 2
☆ この間 ⇨ During this time. Meanwhile
間 [(1)かん] [その間] [liter] meaning: time rank: 2
☆ その間約一分間彼の心臓が止まった ⇨ His heart stopped during that time for about one minute
間 [ま] meaning: room rank: 3
☆ お茶の間 ⇨ A living room
► 接尾辞
間 [かん] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ 彼は一年間アフリカで生活した ⇨ He lived in Africa for a year
☆ 彼は三日間水だけで過ごした ⇨ He spent three days only with water
間 [かん] meaning: between rank: 2
☆ 二国間の協定 ⇨ A treaty between two countries
☆ 十分な車間距離を保つように ⇨ Maintain an ample distance between the car in front of you
More examples:
- 一時期世間を騒がせた彼女は最近すっかり鳴りを潜めている ⇨ She who used to cause a lot of controversies has been very quite recently
- ぼんやりしている間に駅を乗り越してしまった ⇨ I missed my station when I was spaced out
- こんな時間まで何処をほっつき歩いてたんだ？ ⇨
- 人間社会の醜悪な現実 ⇨ The ugly realities of human society
- 彼は在学している間に会社を起こした ⇨ He started the company while he was in school
- 両者の間にさして大きな違いは無い ⇨ There is no significant difference between the two
- 人間が本能的に欲求するもの ⇨ Things humans desire instinctively
- 人間が突然変異して火を吹くことは有り得ない ⇨ Humans will never mutate and breathe fire
- 私の世代の人間には御馴染みの歌 ⇨ A song familiar, well-known, to the people of my generation
- あれから長い時間が経った ⇨ A long time has passed since then
- キリスト教では人間は皆罪人とされる ⇨ Humans are all sinners in Christianity
- 手間いらずの料理 ⇨ A dish you can make with the minimal fuss
- スキー場は夏の間休業している ⇨ The ski area is closed during the summer
- 彼等は大国の間に挟まれて身動きが取れない ⇨ They are caught between the powerful countries and can’t make any move
- この調子だと相当時間がかかる ⇨ A this pace it will take a long time