noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a physical gap, crack, or opening between objects, or a temporal interval. Often used in formal or technical contexts.
Light is leaking through a gap in the wall.
I made a phone call during a break in the meeting.
void ratio
porosity
synaptic cleft
Standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 間 (kan, 'space, interval') and 隙 (geki, 'crack, gap'). The reading かんげき is the on'yomi of both characters.