JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 境: "boundary, border, region"
The kanji 境 means "boundary, border, region". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キョウ, ケイ in on'yomi and さかい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さかい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boundary, border, region |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 346 of 2,501 |
Common words with 境
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 環境environment; surroundings; circumstances
- 国境border (between countries); national border
- 境border; boundary · turning point; watershed
- 境遇one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
- 心境state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
- 辺境remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
- 境界boundary; border; limit; bounds
- 境内grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
- 境地state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition · field (of activity)
- 境界線boundary line
- 境目borderline; boundary
- 見境distinction; discrimination
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