間けんけんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounken (approx. 1.818 m)Traditional Japanese unit of length, equal to 6 shaku. Still used in architecture and carpentry contexts.この柱はしらの間かん隔かくは一いっ間けんです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe spacing between these pillars is one ken.2countercounter for gaps between pillarsUsed in traditional architecture to count the number of intercolumnar spaces.この建たて物ものは正しょう面めんが五ご間けんあります。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThis building has five ken across the front.See all 22 example sentences ›Expressions人にん間げんのクズscum of society; good-for-nothing; verminちっちゃい人にん間げんsmall-minded person; person of poor character一ひと角かどの人にん間げんsomeone of importance; a person of stature人にん間げんができているmature and kind; well-balanced as a person; a good person人にん間げん万ばん事じ塞さい翁おうが馬うまlife is full of ups and downs; fortune is unpredictable人にん間げん到いたる処ところ青せい山ざんありhome is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world
