01
国際
こくさい
international
Meanings
- occasion
- side
- edge
- verge
- dangerous
- adventurous
Readings
Onyomi
- サイ
Kunyomi
- きわ
- -ぎわ
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Useful words
02
実際
じっさい
actually / in reality
03
交際
こうさい
relationship / dating
04
窓際
まどぎわ
by the window
05
間際
まぎわ
just before / on the verge
06
際どい
きわどい
risky / borderline
Compare Kanji
01祭Component88%ritual, offer prayers祭 anchors the busy block on the right of 際, so it is worth isolating.02境Meaning84%border, boundaryEdge and boundary meet cleanly in meaning.03限Meaning78%limit, restrictA limit gives another way to remember the edge side of 際.04側Meaning76%side, leanSide and edge are close spatial ideas, useful for navigation meanings.05間Meaning72%interval, spaceOccasion and interval both place an event within a gap of time.06隣Component70%neighboringThe left mound side repeats, but 隣 moves toward neighboring place.
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