きわ
kiwa
JLPT N314 strokesKanjiLevel 47 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

際 is the kanji for "Side / Edge / Time". A common reading is きわ (kiwa). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Side / Edge / Time

Also : Side · Edge · Time · When · Verge · Occasion

Readings

kunきわ/ kiwakunぎわ/ giwaonさい/ sai

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 際 represents 'OCCASION'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of occasion.

Reading ·

On-reading: さい — remember this sound by associating it with occasion. Kun-reading: きわ.

Example Sentences

実際に試してみましょう。

じっさいにためしてみましょう。

Let's actually try it.

国際的な問題を考えます。

こくさいてきなもんだいをかんがえます。

I think about international issues.

Vocabulary using 際

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