区間 (kukan) means “section” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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この区間の制限速度は時速六十キロです。ko no ku kan no sei gen soku do wa ji soku roku jū ki ro de su

The speed limit in this section is sixty kilometers per hour.

Presents one clearly defined portion within something that extends beyond it.

部分bubun: A part of a larger whole.
セクションsekushon: A named or organized part of a larger whole.

道路・時間・物事などを区切った場合の、ある範囲。dō ro ji kan mono goto na do o ku gi tta ba ai no a ru han i

区間 (kukan) combines 区 (ku, "district" or "division") with 間 (kan, "space" or "interval"), so the compound denotes a divided portion with set limits.

The word section appears in many familiar compounds, such as road section, news section, and section of a book, which makes its basic sense useful across many topics.