• 時間じかん — time / duration
• 間あいだ — between / interval
• 人間にんげん — human / person
• 間違いまちがい — mistake
• 間まに合あう — to be on time
• 仲間なかま — companion / friend

A sun (日) seen through a gate (門) — this kanji expresses the concept of being “in between.” It’s used in both spatial and temporal contexts, and appears frequently in words about time, relationships, and space.

間あいだに入はいる。
Enter between (two things).

友達ともだちと間まが空あいた。
I grew distant from a friend.

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