この間
also: このかん
Meanings
1
the other day; recently; during this period
Everyday use is usually read このあいだ and refers to a recent time, often 'the other day.' It can also point to the span just mentioned or currently in mind, especially with words like ずっと.
I ran into Tanaka at the station the other day.
It was raining throughout this whole period.
2
Only with reading このかん
Restricted to the reading このかん. This is a more formal, written, or report-like connector meaning that something happened during the same interval.
Restoration work continued for a week. In the meantime, the residents lived in evacuation shelters.
Usage patterns
- この間〈動詞〉the other day, (I) did ~
I met her the other day for the first time in a while.
- この間中〈動詞〉throughout this period, ~
It kept raining throughout this period.
- この間の〈事〉the matter/thing from the other day
Do you remember what we talked about the other day?
Expressions
- ついこの間just the other day; quite recently