Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 14

際

Meaning in English

occasion, side, edge

Readings

Onyomi: サイ Kunyomi: きわ, -ぎわ Romaji: sai / kiwa, -giwa

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

際

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese ocasião, lado, borda

Spanish ocasión, lado, borde

Korean 경우, 측면, 가장자리

French occasion, côté, bord

Italian occasione, lato, bordo

German Anlass, Seite, Rand

Indonesian kesempatan, sisi, tepi

★ Vietnamese dịp, phía, cạnh

Thai โอกาส, ด้านข้าง, ขอบ

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 阻 so / haba.mu thwart, separate from, prevent N1 附 fu / tsu.keru, tsu.ku affixed, attach, refer to N3 阪 han / saka heights, slope, coteaux N2 防 bou / fuse.gu ward off, defend, protect

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 手際 tegiwa performance, skill, tact N3 実際 jissai reality, actually, in practice N3 交際 kousai social relationship, association, dating N3 際 sai occasion, time, circumstances N4 国際 kokusai international

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 新しい制度の開始に際して説明会が開かれた Atarashii seido no kaishi ni saishite setsumeikai ga hirakareta Briefing held at start of new system N3 実際に見てみないことには判断できない Jissai ni mite minai koto ni wa handan dekinai Cannot judge without seeing directly N3 説明を聞くだけでなく実際にやってみたほうが覚えやすいよ Setsumei o kiku dake de naku jissai ni yatte mita hou ga oboeyasui yo Not only listening but actually trying helps remembering better