Word Meaning この間

このかん konokan

この間 is read as このかん (konokan) and means meanwhile.

Meaning

English

  1. meanwhile
  2. in the meantime
  3. the other day
  4. lately
  5. recently
  6. during this period

Reading

Kana

このかん

Romaji

konokan

Writing Variants

  • この間 このあいだ konoaida
  • 此の間 このあいだ ko no aida
  • 此の間 このかん ko no kan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4972 Priority A

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

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

10

このあいだ、えきでせんせいにあった。

I ran into my teacher at the station the other day.

We are cousins.

I met him the other day.

Thanks for the other day.

I'm sorry about the other day.

I'm sorry about last time.

I saw him recently.

I received her letter the other day.

She went to a movie the other day.

I bought this book the other day.