What does 間で in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 間で in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 間で in Japanese.

The word 間で in Japanese means between, gap, 間, ～の中［間］で, 間隔、間、隔たり, （アメリカ・カナダの）東部標準時（間）, ～の間、～間、～期間, グリニッジ標準時（間）、世界標準時, 間、しばらくの間, 長い時間（間、期間）, 巡り合わせ、間、時宜、時期, （短い）時間、間, 期間、間, ひと続きの時間［間］, 間、タイミング, ～間、～の間, 時間、間、ちょっとの間、しばらく. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 間で

between, gap

間

(musical notation: between lines) (楽譜)

In the treble clef, the spaces on the stave denote F A C and E.

～の中［間］で

(with many of) (多数)

彼らの音楽は大学生の間で人気がある。

Their music's popular among college students.

間隔、間、隔たり

(measurement of time)

There is a distance of some two hours between the arrival and departure of that flight.

（アメリカ・カナダの）東部標準時（間）

(EST: US time zone)

New York and Washington are both on Eastern time.

～の間、～間、～期間

(time: duration) (時間の長さ)

彼女は4時間、姿を消した。私はこれまで2年間中国語を勉強してきた。

She was gone for four hours. I've been learning Chinese for two years.

グリニッジ標準時（間）、世界標準時

(initialism (Greenwich Mean Time)

GMT is a time zone that includes the British Isles.

間、しばらくの間

(meanwhile)

Fred took a break between high school and college; the interim saw him mowing lawns to earn money.

長い時間（間、期間）

(considerable period of time)

日光に長い時間あたりすぎたのでやけどしてしまった。元夫とは長い間会っていない。

I sat in the sun for a long time and got sunburned. I haven't seen my ex-husband in a long time.

巡り合わせ、間、時宜、時期

(informal (period of time)

There was a difficult patch during Rick's teens when he fell in with a bad crowd.

（短い）時間、間

(extent of attention)

You can only hold his attention for a short span, as he is easily distracted.

期間、間

(time period) (従事していた)

He did a two-year stint in the army.

ひと続きの時間［間］

(time: period, interval)

Let's rest for a stretch after we finish the job.

間、タイミング

(performance: delivery)

That comedian's timing is perfect; that's why she's so funny.

～間、～の間

(during the time that) (期間)

ⓘこの文は英語例文の訳ではありません。食事をしながらテレビを見るのは止めなさい。

She wrote an email while watching TV.

時間、間、ちょっとの間、しばらく

(time interval)

彼女が到着するまでに、しばらく経った。

A while passed before she finally came.

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