間合い・間合|まあいmaai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpause; interval
   音楽おんがくでも演説えんぜつでも、間合まあいはすばらしい効果こうかをあげるものとしてしばしば利用りようされる。↗

   In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
2. noundistance; range; reach
3. nounsuitable time; appropriate opportunity
4. noundistance between opponents (kendo)

• Synonym間隔かんかくNeutralNeutral word for the distance or time between things or events. 「間合い」 instead stresses the well-judged distance and timing, as in 「間合いを詰める」.
• Related隙間すきまNeutralNeutral word for gaps and crevices, also used figuratively for spare moments. 「間合い」 instead centers on a well-grasped distance, as in 「絶妙な間合い」.
• RelatedはざまWrittenWritten word for a narrow gap or crevice, as in 「生と死の狭間」; it carries the nuance of being caught in between.
• Related隙すきNeutralNeutral word for an opening or gap, and for a lapse or unguarded moment, as in 「隙を突く」; it stresses the vulnerability.
• Related間隙かんげきWrittenWritten word for a gap or crevice; also used for a rift that opens up in a relationship.

Use 「間合い」 for the distance and timing you control, as in kendo or conversation. 「間隔」 covers plain intervals, 「隙間」 gaps and spare moments, 「隙」 openings or lapses, and 「狭間」「間隙」 are written words for narrow gaps.

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

1. 合間あいま。間かん。ひま。
2. タイミング。頃合ころあい。
3. 隔へだたり。