The kanji 隙: meaning, readings and stroke order

隙

Meaning: gap, opening
On reading: ゲキ geki
Kun reading: すき suki
Strokes: 13
Radical: 阜 mound, dam
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: khe hở, sơ hở (khích)
Japanese: すきま。ゆだん。
Korean: 틈, 빈틈 (극)
Chinese: 缝隙、空子

Readings, words and example sentences

ゲキ geki · on reading · less common

間かん隙げき
gap
板の 間かん隙げきをうめます。
We fill the gaps between the boards.

すき suki · kun reading · less common

隙すき間ま
gap, crack
とびらの 隙すき間まから風が入ります。
Wind comes in through a gap in the door.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.