際 — occasion, side, edge

さい際 occasion

さい

U+969B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #183 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1392 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

occasion
side
edge
verge
dangerous
adventurous
indecent
time
when

Readings

On'yomi: さい sai
Kun'yomi: きわ kiwa ぎわ giwa

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さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

際(さい) sai occasion 実(じつ) 際(さい) jissai reality 国(こく) 際(さい) kokusai international に際(さい) して nisaishite on the occasion of 交(こう) 際(さい) kousai association 交(こう) 際(さい) 費(ひ) kousaihi entertainment expenses 国(こく) 際(さい) 人(じん) kokusaijin internationally minded person 国(こく) 際(さい) 化(か) kokusaika internationalization

きわ・ぎわ kiwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

際(きわ) 立(だ) つ kiwadatsu to stand out 間(ま) 際(ぎわ) magiwa just before 土(ど) 俵(ひょう) 際(ぎわ) dohyougiwa verge 手(て) 際(ぎわ) tegiwa skill 手(て) 際(ぎわ) 良(よ) く tegiwayoku efficiently 窓(まど) 際(ぎわ) madogiwa at the window 瀬(せ) 戸(と) 際(ぎわ) setogiwa brink

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S = secondary school · 17 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

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阝 mound

まつり祭 ritual

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さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

きわ・ぎわ kiwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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際 — occasion, side, edge

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Readings

word

さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

きわ ・ぎわ kiwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Words by frequency and grade

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

きわ・ぎわ kiwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).