Kanji N2

隙: crevice, fissure, discord

隙 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning crevice, fissure, discord, written with 13 strokes. It is read ゲキ, キャク, ケキ (on) and すき, すく, すかす (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 隙間 (すきま, gap) and 隙 (すき, gap).

隙

Meanings

  • crevice
  • fissure
  • discord
  • opportunity
  • leisure
Strokes13
JLPT levelN2
School gradeSecondary school
FrequencyBeyond #2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ゲキ
  • キャク
  • ケキ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • すき
  • すく
  • すかす
  • ひま

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 13. Start at the dot.

Common words with 隙

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 隙間すきま

    gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack; chink

    JLPT N2
  • 隙すき

    gap; opening; room; space

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.