あいだ

あいだ

Japanese

Hiragana	modern	あいだ
	historical	あひだ
Kanji	間

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あいだ [àídá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ida̠]

Noun

あいだ (rōmaji aida, historical hiragana あひだ)

1. a space
2. a while; an interval; (when followed by に) meanwhile
3. between
4. during

Derived terms

• この間 (あいだ) (kono aida)
• 間中 (あいだじゅう) (aidajū)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN