ブランクburanku
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- noun, na-adjectiveblank; blank space
- noungap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
Conjugation
| Plain form | ブランク |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ブランクです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ブランクではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ブランクではありません |
| Past (datta) | ブランクだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ブランクではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ブランクで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ブランクに |
| Conditional (nara) | ブランクなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym空白くうはくNeutralRefers to blank space and also to a period of interruption, as in 「記憶の空白」; the closest to ブランク.
- Related空欄くうらんNeutralA blank field left in a form to be filled in, as in 「空欄に記入」. Leans toward fill-in fields; ブランク also covers a gap in time, such as time away from work or training.
- Related余白よはくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Blank space left around the edges of a page or on a picture; leans toward page layout and design.
- RelatedスペースNeutralLoanword for space, room, or gaps between letters and words, as in 「スペースを空ける」. Leans toward physical space; never a break in activity.
- Antonym充実じゅうじつNeutralFullness or completeness of content. Opposes ブランク only in the sense of being empty or blank, not as the opposite of a gap in time.
A period away from work or training is 「ブランク」, as in 「5年のブランクがある」 or 「ブランクを埋める」. Use 「空欄」 for an empty field on a form, 「余白」 for blank space on a page or layout, and 「スペース」 for space or spacing; 「空白」 is the closest to ブランク.
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