隙
すき
suki
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 97 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
隙 is the kanji for "Crevice". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is すき (suki). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Crevice
Also : Fissure · Leisure · Opportunity
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Readings
kunすき/ sukikunす.く/ sukukunす.かす/ sukasukunひま/ himaonげき/ gekionきゃく/ kyakuonけき/ keki
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
阝
Example Sentences
壁の隙間からネズミが侵入した。
かべのすきまからねずみがしんにゅうした。
A mouse got in through a gap in the wall.
この隙を見つけた彼の戦術は見事だった。
このすきをみつけたかれのせんじゅつはみごとだった。
His strategy in finding this opening was brilliant.
Vocabulary using 隙
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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