際 — occasion, side, edge

さい際 occasion

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes

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.

Meanings

occasion
side
edge
verge
dangerous
adventurous
indecent
time
when

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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

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

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阝 mound

まつり祭 ritual

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#170 阜 mound

際 — occasion, side, edge

Meanings

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).

Stroke order

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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

Meanings

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).

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.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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).