間隔(かんかく)

かんかく
noun
interval, gap, spacing
See also: 感覚(かんかく) (sensation, feeling (感覚))
1. interval, gap, space
The distance or space between two things.
席(せき)の間隔(かんかく)を空(あ)ける。
To leave space between seats.
等(とう)間隔(かんかく)に並(なら)べる。
To arrange at equal intervals.
I planted trees at one-meter intervals.
2. time interval, frequency
The period of time between events or actions.
5分(ふん)間隔(かんかく)でバスが来(く)る。
Buses come at 5-minute intervals.
Please take the medicine at six-hour intervals.
The interval between trains has gotten shorter, so the waiting time has decreased.

間隔(かんかく) refers to both spatial and temporal intervals.

Common patterns

  • 間隔(かんかく)を空(あ)ける (to leave an interval/gap)
  • 〜間隔(かんかく)で (at intervals of ~)
  • 等(とう)間隔(かんかく) (equal intervals)

Compounds

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