行間

ぎょうかん

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective line-spacing in text (figuratively: between the lines) See also: 行間を読む (ぎょうかんをよむ).

Kanji

• 行 line. Read as ギョウ.
• 間 interval. Read as カン.

Example sentences

• 何を読んでもそれからできるだけ多くのものを得るには「行間を読む」必要。
  You have to read between the lines to get the most out of anything.
• 行間を読みなさい。
  You can read between the lines.
• 行間を読むことは必ずしも易しくない。
  It is not always easy to read between the lines.
• 行間を読むべきなんだよ。
  You should read between the lines.
• 行間を読むように心がけてみよう。
  Let's try to read between the lines.

Common phrases

• 行間を読む (ぎょうかんをよむ) to read between the lines

Words containing 行間

• 行間を詰める (ぎょうかんをつめる) to closely space lines (on a page)
• 行間隔 (ぎょうかんかく) line spacing
• 行間を読む (ぎょうかんをよむ) to read between the lines

And 1 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists