Translation guide
A gap, missing part, or blank space, especially in a text, manuscript, or body of knowledge.
Referring to a missing section in a written work, such as a lost passage or a blank space where text should be.
A missing piece of information, an unknown area, or something not yet discovered or explained.
A small pit, depression, or cavity in a biological structure, such as in bone or tissue.
Medical/anatomical term for a small pit or depression, often used for lacunae in bone or cartilage.
The English word 'lacuna' is relatively formal and specialized. In Japanese, there is no single exact equivalent that covers all uses. Choose the term based on context: 欠落 for missing text/data, 空白 for gaps in knowledge, and technical terms for anatomy.
Commonly used for missing parts in documents, data, or records. Can also refer to omissions in general.
This manuscript has several lacunae.
Often used for physical damage or loss in documents, artifacts, or body parts. Slightly more formal or technical.
Restore the lacunae in the ancient document.
Literally 'blank space'. Used for gaps in text, forms, or knowledge. More general than 'lacuna'.
There are many lacunae in the historical record.
Specifically a missing passage or omitted text in a manuscript or printed work. Technical term in textual criticism.
This edition has a lacuna of several lines.
Used metaphorically for gaps in knowledge, memory, or history.
There is a ten-year lacuna in his memory.
Can refer to missing information or gaps in data, similar to 'lacuna' in academic contexts.
The analysis is incomplete due to lacunae in the data.
Literally 'unelucidated part', used for gaps in scientific knowledge or mysteries.
This theory still has many lacunae.
Bone lacunae contain osteocytes.
General term for a cavity or hollow space in the body, sometimes used for lacunae.
Fluid accumulates in the lacunae within the tissue.