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Japanese symbol for “crevice”

Romaji: sukima
gap; opening; aperture; crevice

In Japanese, crevice is , read (sukima).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack; chink
  2. n spare moment; interval; break
  3. n unguarded moment; carelessness; chink in one's armor; weak spot

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

crevice, fissure, discord
on: ゲキ、キャク、ケキ
kun: すき、す.く、す.かす、ひま
13 strokes
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “crevice”

WordReadingMeaning
きれつ kiretsucrack; crevice; fissure
われめ waremecrack; crevice; split
ひびわれ hibiwarecrack; crevice; fissure
けつげき ketsugekicrevice; aperture
すきめ sukimegap; opening; crevice

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんげき kangekigap
くうげき kuugekivacant space; aperture; gap
すきまかぜ sukimakazedraft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window
すきみ sukimipeeping
すんげき sungekispare time; spare moment
じかん jikantime
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval

See also: Chinese symbol for “crevice”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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