隙ひま

noun

gap; opening; space

Obsolete reading for 隙; in modern Japanese this word is read すき. The meaning is the same: a gap, opening, or space.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「隙げき」を「ひま」と読よんで、すき間まや機き会かいを表あらわした。

  In classical texts, 隙 was read as ひま and meant a gap or opportunity.