JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 界: "world, boundary"
The kanji 界 means "world, boundary". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read カイ in on'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)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | world, boundary |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 158 of 2,501 |
Common words with 界
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 世界the world; society; the universe · sphere; circle; world
- 視界field of vision; visibility; view; visual field
- 限界limit; bound
- 世界中dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde
- 界milieu, monde, cercle (professionnel, artistique...) · règne (biologie)
- 世界一best in the world
- 業界business world; business circles; (the) industry
- 世界的worldwide; global; international; universal · world-famous; world-class
- 結界(fixing) boundaries for religious practices · prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice)
- 異世界another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world
- 境界boundary; border; limit; bounds
- 全世界the whole world
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