狭間

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
狭	間
はざ Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
狹間 (kyūjitai) 迫間 間

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はざ​ま [hàzáꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠za̠ma̠]

Noun

狭(はざ)間(ま) • (hazama) 

1. interval; gap; space between
2. arrowslit

Suffix

狭(はざ)間(ま) • (-hazama) 

1. (in place names) interstice; passage between
2. (in place names) gorge, valley; ravine

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 桶狭間 (おけはざま, ​Okehazama): a place in the south of Midori-ku, Nagoya
• 田楽狭間 (でんがくはざま, ​Dengaku-hazama): a place in the south of Midori-ku, Nagoya; west of Toyoake

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
狭	間
さ Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
狹間 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さま [sàmá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ma̠]

Noun

狭(さ)間(ま) • (sama) 

1. arrowslit
2. narrow gap