Illustration: In a compact Japanese apartment, two adults have moved a low table and floor cushions against opposite walls, leaving an open area in the middle. Their child immediately stands in that cleared space with arms stretched wide and spins carefully without touching anything.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

空くう間かん

kuukan

space, room

Example sentences

  1. ここには、勉強べんきょうする空間くうかんがない。自分じぶんの部屋へやがあるといいのになあ。

    There’s no room to study here. If only I had a room of my own!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしの部屋へやは、好すきな音楽おんがくを聴ききながらリラックスできる、落おち着ついた空間くうかんだ。

    My room is a calm space where I can relax while listening to my favorite music.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. アメリカの平均的へいきんてきな生活せいかつ空間くうかんは日本にっぽんの二倍広にばいひろい。

    The average American living space is twice as large as the living space in Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 空間

  • 空empty; skyOnクウKunそら・あく・あき
  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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