い【まあい】

Frequency rank: 3,354. – 3,356.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. interval; distance; break; pause
  2. suitable time; appropriate opportunity
  3. distance between opponents (kendo)
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  • い【まあい】Frequency rank: 3,354. – 3,356.
  • 【まあい】
  • まあい
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. interval; distance; break; pause
    2. This meaning refers to the physical or temporal distance between objects or events.
    It is important to maintain the correct distance from your opponent.
  2. suitable time; appropriate opportunity
    3. This meaning indicates the right moment or chance for something to occur.
    The perfect opportunity arose for me to interject in their discussion.
  3. distance between opponents (kendo)
    4. In the context of kendo, this refers to the appropriate distance between two opponents during a match or bout.
    Maintaining the correct distance affects how the sword is wielded.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to maintain distance (in martial arts)to gauge the intervalhow to maintain distanceto close the distanceappropriate intervaltiming to close the distanceto be conscious of the distanceto use the intervalattack distanceto read the intervalto change the distanceto assess the right interval
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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