隙・透き|すきsuki[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungap; opening; room; space
2. nounbreak; interval; spare moment; spare time
3. noununguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault
   彼かれはすきだらけだ。↗

   He is utterly unguarded.
4. nounchance; opportunity
   逃にげるすきはなかった。↗

   I had no chance to escape.

• Synonym隙間すきまNeutralRefers to gaps between objects and, figuratively, spare time; 「隙」 also covers mental lapses or openings one shows, as in 「隙を見せる」.
• Synonym間あいだNeutralCovers time intervals, pauses, or rooms; 「隙」 leans toward gaps and lapses.
• SynonymはざまWrittenWritten word for a narrow crevice, also figuratively being caught between two things; 「隙」 leans toward lapses.
• Synonym空隙くうげきWrittenWritten word for empty space or pores; 「隙」 also figuratively means a lapse or oversight.
• Synonym間隙かんげきWrittenFormal term for a gap or, by extension, a rift between people; 「隙」 leans toward lapses and openings to exploit.
• Related間合いまあいNeutralCovers the right distance and timing, as in kendo; 「隙」 leans toward a chance to exploit.
• Related空きあきNeutralUsed for vacancies and empty spots, as in 「空き家」 and 「空き状況」; 「隙」 leans toward gaps and lapses.
• Related間まNeutralCovers time intervals, pauses, or rooms; 「隙」 leans toward gaps and lapses.
• Related間隔かんかくNeutralMeans spacing or intervals between things; 「隙」 leans toward a chance to exploit.
• RelatedギャップCasualLoanword for a difference or contrast between things; 「隙」 leans toward gaps and lapses.
• Related空き間あきまCasualColloquial word for a vacant room or empty space, now less common; 「隙」 leans toward lapses.
• Antonym密着みっちゃくNeutralMeans sticking closely together or close contact, the opposite of 「隙」 with its gap.
• Antonym隙間なしCasualColloquial expression meaning no gaps at all, the opposite of 「隙」.

Use 「隙」 for a gap or a mental lapse that leaves you open, as in 「隙を突く」. For physical gaps pick 「隙間」, for empty space in formal prose 「空隙」, for spacing 「間隔」, and for distance and timing 「間合い」; the opposite is 「密着」.

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

1. （すき、ひま、ゲキ）ものとものの接合せつごう部位ぶいに生しょうずる狭せまい空間くうかん。隙間すきま。
2. （すき）部分的ぶぶんてきに無防備むぼうびとなった部位ぶい又または状態じょうたい。
3. （ひま、ゲキ）不和ふわ。仲違なかたがい。