JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 際: "occasion, side, edge"
The kanji 際 means "occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サイ in on'yomi and きわ, -ぎわ 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)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きわ-ぎわ
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 | occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 183 of 2,501 |
Common words with 際
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 実際reality; actuality; truth; fact · practice (as opposed to theory)
- 実際にréellement, effectivement, vraiment · en pratique, dans les faits
- 際occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of)
- 実際はen fait, en réalité, à vrai dire
- この際on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
- その際in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion
- 手際skill; ability; dexterity · performance; workmanship; craftsmanship; execution
- 交際company; friendship; association; society · (romantic) involvement; dating
- 窓際at the window; by the window; next to the window
- 実際のところactually; in fact; as a matter of fact
- 間際the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of) · (just before the) edge
- 際にin case of; at that time; at this time
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