このあいだ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
此の間この間

Compound of 此の (kono, “this”) +‎ 間 (aida, “interval, span of time”); literally, "this interval, this time [that has just passed]".^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

First cited in the 太平記 (Taiheiki) of the late 1300s.^[1]

(Tokyo) このあいだ [kònó áídáꜜ] (Odaka – [5])^[3]^[4] when used as a noun, with a following particle
(Tokyo) このあいだ [kònó áídá] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]^[5] when used as an adverb, without a following particle
IPA^(key): [ko̞no̞ a̠ida̠]

このあいだ • (kono aida) ^{←このあひだ (kono afida)^?}

[from late 1300s] the other day, lately, recently, during this period, not too long ago
この間(あいだ)、日(に)本(ほん)経(けい)済(ざい)は全(まった)く異(こと)なった状(じょう)況(きょう)にありました。
Kono aida, Nihon keizai wa mattaku kotonatta jōkyō ni arimashita.
During this time, Japan's economy found itself in a completely different situation.

このあいだ • (konoaida) ^{←このあひだ (konoafida)^?}

[from late 1300s] the other day, a recent time
この間(あいだ)は青(あお)山(やま)公(こう)園(えん)に行(い)った。
Kono aida wa Aoyama Kōen ni itta.
The other day, we went to Aoyama Park.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “此間”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
^ “此の間”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN