行間

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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) 行 間
simp. (行间) 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
行 間
ぎょう
Grade: 2 		かん
Grade: 2
goon kan'on

Etymology

行 (“line”) +‎ 間 (“gap; in between”)

Pronunciation

Noun

行(ぎょう)間(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 歯 (ha).
  • Mathematically speaking, 行間 (gyōkan) = 行送り (gyōokuri) - font size.
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