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隙間なく (sukimanaku) Japanese meaning: closely | Kotomora

隙すき間まなく

Meanings

1

closely; compactly; without gaps

Describes things packed tightly together, leaving no empty space. Often used with verbs like 詰める, 並べる, or 敷き詰める.

箱はこにリンゴを隙すき間まなく詰つめる。
Pack the apples tightly into the box.
本ほん棚だなに本ほんが隙すき間まなく並ならんでいる。
The books are lined up on the shelf with no gaps.

Kanji

隙crevice, fissure, discord
間interval, space
透transparent, permeate, filter

Related words

ぎっしり
ぎっしり also means tightly packed, but is more colloquial and often implies a sense of fullness or density, while 隙間なく focuses on the absence of gaps.
びっしり
びっしり is similar to ぎっしり but can also describe things written or drawn densely, like a page filled with text.

Written forms

隙すき間まなく
Standard kanji spelling.
すき間まなく
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
透すき間まなく
Rare kanji variant using 透.

Etymology

From 隙間 (すきま, 'gap') + なく (adverbial form of ない, 'not'). Literally 'without gaps'.