空間|くうかんkuukan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounspace; room; airspace
   この無限むげんの空間くうかんに漂ただよう永遠えいえんの沈黙ちんもくが私を恐怖きょうふに陥おとしいれる。↗

   The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

• SynonymスペースNeutralLoanword for space, a spot or a blank, as in 「収納スペース」; common in everyday speech, while 「空間」 sounds more written and suggests three-dimensional space.
• Related隙間すきまNeutralA narrow gap or crack between things, as in 「ドアの隙間」; unlike 「空間」 it points to a thin opening, not space as a whole.
• Related広がりひろがりNeutralThe spread or expanse of something, as in 「視野の広がり」; stresses extension outward rather than the space itself.
• Related隙すきNeutralA gap or crack, or an unguarded moment; leans toward an opening to exploit rather than physical space.
• RelatedはざまWrittenWritten word for the narrow space between two things; leans toward figurative use.
• Related余地よちWrittenWritten word for room or margin, as in 「検討の余地」; leans toward possibility or scope rather than physical space.
• Related間隔かんかくNeutralThe distance or interval between two things, as in 「一定の間隔」; a one-dimensional measure, not three-dimensional space.
• Related空きあきNeutralA spot left empty, as in 「席の空き」; leans toward an open vacancy you can use, like a free seat or slot.
• Related間隙かんげきWrittenWritten word for a narrow gap or an opening to exploit, as in 「間隙を突く」.
• Related空隙くうげきWrittenWritten word for the gaps or pores between objects; a narrow empty space rather than space at large.
• Related空所くうしょWrittenWritten word for a blank or empty place; rare in modern usage.

Use 「空間」 for space or an empty area, as in 「宇宙空間」「居住空間」「快適な空間」. In casual speech 「スペース」 is the everyday word; 「隙間」 is for narrow gaps and 「余地」 for room or scope. 「間隔」 measures the distance between things; the rest are narrower or written alternatives.

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

1. 何なんもない場所ばしょ。
2. 物理的ぶつりてきな三さん次元じげんの広ひろがり。また擬似ぎじ的てきな三さん次元じげんの広ひろがり。
3. 活動かつどうが行おこなわれたり情報じょうほうがやりとりされたりする場ば。
4. 物体ぶったいが存在そんざいし現象げんしょうが発生はっせいする場ば。古典こてん物理学ぶつりがくでは3次元じげんユークリッド空間くうかん、特殊とくしゅ相対性理論そうたいせいりろんではミンコフスキー時空じくう、一般いっぱん相対性理論そうたいせいりろんでは4次元じげんリーマン空間くうかん。
5. 特定とくていの条件じょうけんを満みたす集合しゅうごう。