Light is leaking through the gap in the door.
家具と壁の隙間に鍵が落ちた。
The key fell into the space between the furniture and the wall.
Dated or limited as a standalone word for an interval or spare moment; in modern Japanese it is especially natural in compounds such as 隙間時間.
通勤中の隙間時間に単語を覚える。
I memorize vocabulary during spare moments on my commute.
unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot
Dated figurative use for a lapse, opening in one's defenses, or weak point. Modern Japanese usually uses 隙 for this idea, as in 隙を突く or 隙がある.
古い文章では、「隙間」が油断や弱みを指すことがある。
In older writing, 隙間 can refer to carelessness or a weak spot.
Cold air is coming in through the gap in the window.
I had some tea during a brief break in my work.
I used putty to fill in the gap in the wall.
After rearranging the books, a gap appeared on the shelf.
I wedged a piece of paper into the gap between the door and the wall to hold it in place.
隙間 refers specifically to a narrow physical gap or crevice, while 空き covers broader empty space, vacancies, or free time.
隙間 specifically means a narrow physical gap or crevice, whereas 間 (ま) covers spacing more broadly, including between people or in abstract arrangements.
隙間 is a narrow gap or crevice between objects, while 切れ目 is a break or interruption in something otherwise continuous.
隙間 refers to a physical gap, crack, or opening, whereas 間隔 is a more neutral, measurable term for spacing or timing.
隙間 refers to a literal physical gap or crack between things, matching the concrete sense of ギャップ but with no abstract usage.
隙間 emphasizes a physical gap or crack between objects, while 空白 refers more to an empty area or void, often abstract or temporal.
隙間 is a gap or space between two separate objects, while 割れ目 is a split within a single object.
niche market
spare moment; free time; gap in one's schedule
niche industry
Rare kanji spelling; understandable but much less common than 隙間.
Search-only variant; included for recognition, not as a normal modern spelling.