行間

See also: 行间

Chinese

 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
interstice; separate; between
interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (行間)
simp. (行间)
anagram 間行间行

Pronunciation


Noun

行間

  1. between the lines

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行間):
  • Korean: 행간(行間) (haenggan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎょう
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 2
goon kan’on

Etymology

(line) + (gap; in between)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎょーかん [gyòókáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

(ぎょう)(かん) • (gyōkan) ぎゃうかん (gyaukan)?

  1. (typography) a line gap, the white space between the left/bottom of one line and the right/top of the next line, corresponding to the original "leading" in letterpress printing
    Coordinate terms: インテル (interu), 行送り (gyōokuri), 字間 (jikan), 段間 (dankan)

Usage notes

  • 行間 (gyōkan) can be measured in points or (ha).
  • Mathematically speaking, 行間 (gyōkan) = 行送り (gyōokuri) - font size.
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