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.
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.
A missing piece of information, an unknown area, or something not yet discovered or explained.
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.
Literally 'unelucidated part', used for gaps in scientific knowledge or mysteries.
A small pit, depression, or cavity in a biological structure, such as in bone or tissue.
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.
データに欠落があるため、分析が不完全だ。
The analysis is incomplete due to lacunae in the data.
This theory still has many lacunae.
Fluid accumulates in the lacunae within the tissue.