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懸隔 (けんかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
difference ; discrepancy ; gap
Formal, somewhat literary term for a large gap or disparity between two things, often in abstract contexts like ability, opinion, or condition. Commonly used as 懸隔がある or 懸隔を生じる.
技ぎ 術じゅつ 力りょく の 懸けん 隔かく が 年ねん 々ねん 広ひろ がっ て いる 。
The gap in technical ability is widening year by year.
Kanji 懸 state of suspension, hang, depend 隔 isolate, alternate, distance Similar words 差さ 差 is a general, everyday word for difference or margin, while 懸隔 is a formal, literary term emphasizing a large, often qualitative gap.
隔へだ たり 隔たり is a common noun for distance or estrangement, used in both physical and abstract senses; 懸隔 is more formal and typically used for abstract disparities.
Etymology Compound of 懸 (hang, suspend, be far apart) and 隔 (separate, partition). The combination conveys a sense of being widely separated or having a large gap.
