漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
隙: crevice, fissure
Also: discord, opportunity, leisure
N1 (our estimate)13 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
⻖ carries the meaning · 小 and 日 are drawn in
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ゲキgeki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 間隙かんげきgap
すきsuki · kun'yomi · on its own
- 隙すきgap; opening; room
- 隙間すきまgap; opening; aperture
Also read キャク, ケキ, すく, すかす, ひま, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Climb high! This radical represents the natural landscape of mounds, hills, and the protective physical barriers they provide for human settlements.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ゲキ
4 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read キャク
4 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xì
Same form: 隙 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 隙 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 隙 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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