隙間風

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隙間風 is read as すきまかぜ and is a compound noun for a draft or cold air entering an indoor space through a small gap in a window or door.
• Basic usage: Mark the entry path with から in 窓から隙間風が入る and the thing blocked with を in 隙間風を防ぐ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Not general outdoor wind
  • The focus is the draft felt through a gap in an otherwise enclosed opening, not all wind blowing outside.
• Path and prevention
  • から marks where the air enters, while stuffing cloth into the gap blocks that route.