狭間

はざま

Also written 迫間, はさま, 間

Meanings

1. Noun gap; narrow space between things; interstice
2. valley; gorge; ravine
3. loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel; embrasure
4. interval; pause; time between events
5. diagonal gap; move played in a diagonal gap (i.e.: space between two stones diagonally apart) (usu. as ハザマ) See also: ハザマトビ.

Kanji

• 狭 narrow
• 間 interval. Read as ま.

Example sentences

• 彼は希望と絶望の狭間で揺れた。
  He fluctuated between hope and despair.

Common phrases

• 狭間にある
• 狭間で揺れる

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