Japanese symbol for “interstitial”

間質性

かんしつせい

Romaji: kanshitsusei

interstitial

In Japanese, interstitial is 間質性, read かんしつせい (kanshitsusei).

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Meanings

adj-no interstitial

Kanji and stroke order

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

質

substance, quality, matter

on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

15 strokes · JLPT 3

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
時間	じかん jikan	time
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person
期間	きかん kikan	period; term; interval
年間	ねんかん nenkan	(period of) a year
仲間	なかま nakama	companion; fellow; friend
間違い	まちがい machigai	mistake; error; blunder
質問	しつもん shitsumon	question; inquiry; enquiry
物質	ぶっしつ busshitsu	material; substance
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

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.