際 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- きわ
- Meaning
- occasion; edge; time (when)
Origin
⻖ "wall" plus 祭; the seam where two walls meet — hence "edge," and by extension "the occasion."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サイ | 際限・交際・この際 |
|---|---|
| きわ | 際・際立つ・窓際 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 国際こくさい
international
- 実際じっさい
actually; in practice
Example
国際空港から出発した。
We departed from the international airport.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)