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.

木(き)を1メートルの間隔(かんかく)で植(う)えた。

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.

薬(くすり)は6時間(じかん)間隔(かんかく)で飲(の)んでください。

Please take the medicine at six-hour intervals.

電車(でんしゃ)の運転(うんてん)間隔(かんかく)が短(みじか)くなったので、待(ま)つ時間(じかん)が減(へ)った。

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)

COMPOUND WORDS:

時間(じかん)間隔(かんかく) (time interval)
運転(うんてん)間隔(かんかく) (service interval, headway)

SIMILAR WORDS:

間隔(かんかく): interval, gap (neutral)
隙間(すきま): gap, crack (smaller, often unintended)
距離(きょり): distance (between two points)
感覚(かんかく): sense, sensation (different word, same reading)

Related Words

Contrast: 感覚(かんかく) (sense, sensation)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.5.22 1:10

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