スペースsupeesu

1. nounspace; room
   このあたりは駐車ちゅうしゃできるスペースがほとんどない。↗

   There are few places to park around here.
2. nounspace (between letters, words, etc.)
3. noun, printingspace (piece of type)
4. noun(outer) space

• Synonym空間くうかんWrittenWritten 「空間」 but read 「あきま」: a vacant room, a room for rent, or a gap between objects. 「スペース」 is about usable space, e.g. 「収納スペース」.
• Synonym空きあきNeutralA vacant seat or slot, or free time, as in 「空きがある」; common in speech. 「スペース」 is about how much usable space there is.
• Synonym空白くうはくNeutralA blank in a document, or a period left empty, as in 「空白の期間」. 「スペース」 is about usable space.
• Synonym余地よちNeutralRoom or margin for something, mostly abstract, as in 「議論の余地」. 「スペース」 usually refers to physical space.
• Synonym間隔かんかくNeutralThe distance or time interval between two things, as in 「間隔をあける」. 「スペース」 refers to the space itself.
• Synonym余白よはくNeutralThe blank part of a page left over from text or pictures, as in 「余白に書く」. 「スペース」 is not limited to paper.
• Synonym空き間あきまNeutralAn empty room or a gap between objects; not much used in everyday speech. 「スペース」 stresses usable space or an area.
• Synonym間隙かんげきWrittenWritten word for a gap or opening; also figuratively an emotional rift. 「スペース」 carries no sense of estrangement.
• Synonym空隙くうげきWrittenWritten, rather technical word for a void or pore between objects. 「スペース」 is space you can use.
• Synonym空所くうしょWrittenWritten word for an empty position, such as a blank on a test paper. In ordinary speech one says 「空欄」 or 「スペース」.
• Synonym空白文字くうはくもじWrittenComputing term for a whitespace character; technical. In everyday speech the blank you type is usually called 「スペース」.
• Synonym間隔文字かんかくもじWrittenA character used for spacing; technical and rarely used. In everyday speech the blank is usually 「スペース」.
• Related隙間すきまNeutralA narrow gap between things, as in 「隙間風」, or a spare moment. 「スペース」 is space to put things in, of any size.
• Related間合いまあいNeutralDistance from an opponent or a sense of timing, mainly in martial arts or dialogue. 「スペース」 is space only, with no timing sense.
• Related隙すきNeutralA gap or opening, but also an unguarded moment or flaw, as in 「隙を突く」. 「スペース」 has no nuance of a weakness to exploit.
• RelatedブランクNeutralLoanword for a blank, and for a break from work or practice, as in 「ブランクがある」. 「スペース」 never refers to such a lapse.
• RelatedはざまWrittenA narrow space between things; figuratively, a position caught between two sides. 「スペース」 has no such figurative use.

Use 「スペース」 for usable space or a blank, as in 「駐車スペース」. For room or margin say 「余地」, for blank space on a page 「余白」, for narrow gaps 「隙間」, for spacing between things 「間隔」, and for a period of inactivity 「空白」 or 「ブランク」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 空間くうかん、余白よはく、場所ばしょ。
2. 宇宙うちゅう空間くうかん。
3. コンピュータやタイプライターのキーボードにあるスペースバーの略称りゃくしょう。