はざま・狭間・迫間・間hazama[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungap; narrow space between things; interstice
2. nounvalley; gorge; ravine
3. nounloophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel; embrasure
4. nouninterval; pause; time between events
5. noun, godiagonal gap; move played in a diagonal gap; space between two stones diagonally apartusu. as ハザマ

• Synonym隙間すきまNeutralA gap between things, also spare time or an unguarded moment, as in 「隙間風」. 「狭間」 can be a gap too, but usually a valley or a position caught between two things.
• Synonym隙すきNeutralA gap or opening, but often a lapse or weakness, as in 「隙を突く」. 「狭間」 doesn't mean a lapse; it describes being caught between two things.
• Synonym空きあきNeutralAn empty space or vacancy — an unfilled seat or post, free time. 「狭間」 is figurative, a position caught between two things.
• Synonym間隙かんげきWrittenWritten/formal term for a gap or crevice. 「狭間」 is figurative, for a position caught between two things.
• Synonym空隙くうげきWrittenWritten/formal term for a physical gap or void. 「狭間」 is figurative, for being caught in a squeeze between two things.
• Related切れ目きれめNeutralA break or rift, the point where something is cut or interrupted, as in 「雲の切れ目」. 「狭間」 is figurative, a squeeze between two things.
• Related間合いまあいNeutralDistance in the martial arts, or the timing of one's speech. 「狭間」 is figurative, a squeeze between two things.
• Related絶え間たえまNeutralAn interval or interruption, mostly in the negative 「絶え間なく」. 「狭間」 is figurative, a position caught between two things.
• Related空間くうかんNeutralSame word 「空き間」 as the entry above: a vacant room or gap between two objects; not 「空間」 (read 「くうかん」), which means space.
• Related間隔かんかくNeutralSpacing — the distance or time between things. 「狭間」 is figurative, a position caught between two things.
• Related切れ間きれまNeutralA break or interval in clouds or rain. 「狭間」 is figurative, for a position caught between two things.
• Related空き間あきまNeutralA vacant room or a gap between two objects. 「狭間」 is figurative, for being caught between two things.

Use 「狭間」 for a narrow gap between two things, a valley, or — figuratively — a position caught between two, as in 「生と死の狭間」. For everyday gaps say 「隙間」, for a lapse or opening 「隙」, for spacing 「間隔」.

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1. （あいだ、ま、かん、あわい、あい、はざま、けん）二者にしゃ間かんの物理的ぶつりてきへだたりのこと。
2. （あいだ、ま、はざま、あい、かん）二者にしゃ間かんの時とき的まとへだたりのこと。
3. （あいだ、ま）二者にしゃ間かんの形而上けいじじょうのへだたりのこと。
4. （ま、あいだ、あわい）人ひとと人ひととの関係かんけい。