間かん隔かく

noun

space; interval; gap

Refers to the distance or time between repeated things, arranged objects, events, or measurements. Common in patterns such as 一定の間隔で, 五分間隔で, and 間隔を空ける.

• 椅い子すを一いちメートルの間かん隔かくで並ならべた。

  We arranged the chairs at one-meter intervals.

• このバスは十じゅっ分ぷん間かん隔かくで来きます。

  This bus comes at ten-minute intervals.

noun

space character; whitespace

Computing use for a space or whitespace character; in everyday Japanese, 空白 or スペース is often clearer, while 間隔 may appear in technical or standards-style wording, especially in compounds such as 間隔文字.

• 仕し様よう書しょでは、間かん隔かく文も字じを区く切ぎりとして扱あつかうと説せつ明めいされている。

  The specification explains that space characters are treated as separators.