Meanings
Noun
gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack; chink; space
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
- spare moment; interval; breakDated
- unguarded moment; carelessness; chink in one's armor; weak spotDated
Example sentences
男は壁の隙間からのぞいた。
The man peeped through a hole in the wall.
歯が抜けて隙間が空いていた。
His teeth had gaps.
カーテンの隙間から光が差し込む。
Light flows in through a gap in the curtain.
雨が屋根の隙間からぽたぽた落ちていた。
The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.
トムさんは寸分の隙間のない紳士でした。
Tom was every inch a gentleman.
More examples (2)