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空間 (くうかん, kuukan) Japanese meaning: space | Kotomora
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かん
が
ない
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There is no room in this room to put a desk.
A large open space spreads out at the museum entrance.
They installed a sign by using the space above the building.
Usage patterns 空くう 間かん を 確かく 保ほ する to secure/make space
I got rid of some bookshelves to secure space for working.
空くう 間かん を 利り 用よう する to make use of a space
We're using the dead space as storage space.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 空くう 間かん a [adjective] kind of space (e.g. cozy, open)
This café is a calm space where you can relax.
空くう 間かん が 広ひろ がる for a space to open up/expand
When we removed the wall, the room's space opened up.
Related words· 7 場所 refers to a location or spot, while 空間 emphasizes the space or volume itself, not just where it is.
スペース is a casual, everyday loanword for available space, while 空間 sounds more formal or abstract.
余地 usually means remaining room or scope, often used figuratively, while 空間 is more directly about physical space.
空域 is a technical term for airspace used in aviation or regulation, while 空間 is the general word for space of any kind.
Show 3 more 空間 is a neutral, everyday word for 'space' or 'room', while 虚空 evokes a vast, literary emptiness such as the sky or a philosophical void.
空間 means space or spatial extent by itself, whereas 時空 fuses that space with the dimension of time.
空間 means a physical space itself, while 次元 refers to the number or nature of dimensions that define such a space.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound using 空, associated with emptiness or sky, and 間, associated with interval or space. The spelling transparently conveys an interval or area of empty space.
