・a color between blue and green 青と緑との中間色.

・something between a chair and a sofa 椅子ともソファーともつかないもの.

・make a sound between a cough and a sob 咳ともすすり泣きともつかぬ音を出す.

4 [期間] …の間に.

・between youth and middle age 青年期と壮年期の間.

・between July and October 7 月と 10 月の間.

・The event took place between 12 and 1 o'clock. 事件は 12 時と 1 時の間に起こった.

・Between bites of food, they talked over the matter. 食事しながらその件を相談した.

5 [相違・比較・選択・分配] …の間の[に], …のいずれかに[を].

・the difference between good and evil 善と悪との相違.