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この間このあいだ

Kana このあいだ Romaji konoaida

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01noun · adverb

the other day; lately; recently; during this period

02noun · adverb

Only このかん

meanwhile; in the meantime

Examples

この間の台風で、時速200キロの風が吹きました。

In the last typhoon, the wind blew at over 200 kilometers per hour!

Tatoeba #222567

この間彼に会った。

I met him the other day.

Tatoeba #222557

この間きみはそう言ったよね。

You said so the other day, didn't you?

Tatoeba #236696

Other forms

此の間 (rarely used kanji form)このかん

Source

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