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.
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.
骨小窩には骨細胞が含まれている。
Bone lacunae contain osteocytes.
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.
この写本には数カ所の欠落がある。
This manuscript has several lacunae.
Often used for physical damage or loss in documents, artifacts, or body parts. Slightly more formal or technical.
古文書の欠損部分を復元する。
Restore the lacunae in the ancient document.
Literally 'blank space'. Used for gaps in text, forms, or knowledge. More general than 'lacuna'.
歴史の記録には多くの空白がある。
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.
この版には脱文が数行ある。
This edition has a lacuna of several lines.
Used metaphorically for gaps in knowledge, memory, or history.
彼の記憶には10年間の空白がある。
There is a ten-year lacuna in his memory.
Can refer to missing information or gaps in data, similar to 'lacuna' in academic contexts.
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.
Literally 'unelucidated part', used for gaps in scientific knowledge or mysteries.
この理論にはまだ未解明の部分が多い。
This theory still has many lacunae.
General term for a cavity or hollow space in the body, sometimes used for lacunae.
組織内の腔所に液体が貯留する。
Fluid accumulates in the lacunae within the tissue.