The kanji 際: meaning, readings and stroke order

際

Meaning: edge, occasion
On reading: サイ sai
Kun reading: きわ kiwa
Strokes: 14
Radical: 阜 mound, dam
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mép, lúc (tế)
Japanese: もののはし。そのとき。
Korean: 가장자리, 때 (제)
Chinese: 边缘、时候 (际)

Readings, words and example sentences

サイ sai · on reading

国こく際さい
international
国こく際さい 大会に出ることになりました。
I'm going to take part in an international competition.

きわ kiwa · kun reading · less common

際きわ
edge, brink
がけの 際きわに立つとあぶないです。
It is dangerous to stand right at the edge of a cliff.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.