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actually; really; truly; indeed · in practice; practically
- 際occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of)
- 実際はin fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality
- 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
Keep going
Read a real Japanese text
KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.
