Vocabulary

What does 狭間 (はざま, hazama) mean?

狭間 (はざま, hazama) means gap; narrow space between things; interstice.

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Readingはざま
Romajihazama
Part of speechnoun
はざま
hazama

gap; narrow space between things; interstice

  1. 1noun gap; narrow space between things; interstice
  2. 2noun valley; gorge; ravine
  3. 3noun loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel
  4. 4noun interval; pause; time between events
  5. 5noun diagonal gap; move played in a diagonal gap; space between two stones diagonally apart

Also written: 迫間、間、硲

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