間かん章しょう

noun

interlude; intermission

Refers to a break or pause between acts, scenes, or sections, similar to 間奏 (musical interlude) but for non-musical contexts like theater or narrative.

See also: 間奏 (かんそう)

• 演えん劇げきの間かん章しょうで観かん客きゃくは休きゅう憩けいを取とった。

  The audience took a break during the interlude of the play.

noun

insert chapter; special chapter

Used in books, manga, or serialized works for an extra or bonus chapter inserted between regular chapters, often providing side stories or additional content.

• この漫まん画がの間かん章しょうでは、主しゅ人じん公こうの過か去こが描えがかれている。

  In this manga's special chapter, the protagonist's past is depicted.