Word Meaning その間

そのあいだ sonoaida

その間 is read as そのあいだ (sonoaida) and means in the meanwhile.

Meaning

English

  1. in the meanwhile
  2. during the time

Reading

Kana

そのあいだ

Romaji

sonoaida

Writing Variants

  • その間 そのかん sonokan
  • 其の間 そのあいだ so no aida
  • 其の間 そのかん so no kan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 104841 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

あいだ

among (a group)

人間

にんげん

character (of a person)

年間

ねんかん

(period of) a year

時間

じかん

hour

中間

ちゅうかん

interim

この間

このあいだ

meanwhile

土間

どま

dirt floor

行間

ぎょうかん

line-spacing in text

長時間

ちょうじかん

long time

月間

げっかん

month-long period

room

山間

さんかん

among the mountains

Example Sentences

8

Can you sit through the duration?

He was silent all the time.

Can you sit through the duration?

He kept on working all the while.

The TV was on all the time.

It'll take some time for the water to boil, so in the meantime, let's get these dishes over with!

During that time, speaking of my son, he had injured his leg, and, although he was looking forward to summer vacation, he had surgery and spent the whole time in the hospital.

All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.