隙
隙

crevice, fissure, discord, opportunity, leisure

13 strokesGrade 8

On

ゲキキャクケキ

Kun

すきす.くす.かすひま

Dictionary

Common Words

隙透きすきNounFreq #1674
1

gap; opening; room; space

2

break; interval; spare moment; spare time

3

unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault

Examples
彼はすきだらけだ。
He is utterly unguarded.
4

chance; opportunity

Examples
逃げるすきはなかった。
I had no chance to escape.
隙間すき間すきま透き間NounFreq #2067
1

gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack; chink; space

Examples
歯が抜けて隙間が空いていた。
His teeth had gaps.
2

Dated term

spare moment; interval; break

3

Dated term

unguarded moment; carelessness; chink in one's armor; weak spot

隙ひまNounFreq #12998
1

Obsolete term

gap; opening; space

隙をつく隙を突くすきをつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #14653
1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

間隙かんげきNoun～の Adj.Freq #24985
1

gap

暇人閑人ひまじんかんじん (閑人)NounFreq #30103
1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

手間暇手間ひま手間隙てまひまNounFreq #30674
1

time and effort; trouble

Examples
この機会のおかげで私たちは大いに手間暇が省けた。
Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
隙あり隙アリすきありスキありNounExpressionFreq #30766
1

Colloquial

chink in the armor (armour)

隙をうかがう隙を窺うすきをうかがうExpressionGodan verbFreq #35636
1

to watch for an unguarded moment

隙げきNounFreq #37085
1

gap; opening; space

2

opportunity (to take advantage of); chance

3

discord; disagreement

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