noun
Refers to a narrow space or interval between two things, often with a nuance of being caught in between. Common in phrases like ～の狭間で.
ビルの狭間から夕日が見えた。
I could see the sunset through the gap between the buildings.
彼は伝統と革新の狭間で悩んでいる。
He is troubled, caught between tradition and innovation.
noun
Refers to a narrow valley or gorge between mountains. Often used in place names.
山の狭間を川が流れている。
A river flows through the mountain gorge.
noun
Historical/architectural term for a narrow opening in a castle wall for shooting arrows or guns.
城壁の狭間から敵を狙う。
Aim at the enemy through the loophole in the castle wall.
noun
diagonal gap (Go); move in a diagonal gap
Go term for the space between two stones placed diagonally, or a move played into that space. Usually written in katakana as ハザマ.
See also: ハザマトビ
ハザマに打つ手が好手だった。
The move played in the diagonal gap was a good move.
Rarely used kanji form; easily confused with other readings.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 狭 (hazama, 'narrow') + 間 (ma, 'space'). The reading はざま is a rendaku form of はさま.