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境

boundary
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingキョウ、ケイ
Kun readingさかい
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. boundaryRtK
  2. border
    彼らは境界を越えてスペインに入った。They crossed the border into Spain.tatoeba
  3. region
  1. turning point
  2. watershed
  3. area

Popular Usage

環境国境境界境遇

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
境
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mirror · vase · stand up (立) · sun (日) · day (日) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 523

Compound words

環境かんきょう
environment; surroundings; circumstances
国境こっきょう
border (between countries); national border
境界きょうかい
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
境遇きょうぐう
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
越境えっきょう
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
佳境かきょう
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
逆境ぎゃっきょう
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
境地きょうち
state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; field (of activity); one's lot
境内けいだい
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
境目さかいめ
borderline; boundary
苦境くきょう
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma
心境しんきょう
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
辺境へんきょう
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
環境庁かんきょうちょう
Environment Agency
環境保護かんきょうほご
environmental protection
環境問題かんきょうもんだい
environmental problem; environmental issue
自然環境しぜんかんきょう
natural environment; (the) environment
作業環境さぎょうかんきょう
work environment
推奨環境すいしょうかんきょう
system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)
異境いきょう
foreign country
還境かんきょう
environment
窮境きゅうきょう
predicament
仙境せんきょう
fairyland/paradise
磐境いわさか
shrine

On Reading Examples

彼らは石を並べて家の敷地の境界にした。きょうかい
They marked off the land for their house with rows of stones.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忘我の境をさまよっている。
He is wandering around in a trance.tatoeba
彼は生死の境をさ迷った。
He hovered between life and death.tatoeba
彼は新しい環境に適応できなかった。
He couldn't adapt to new circumstances.tatoeba
彼は新しい環境に適応しようと努力した。
He tried to adapt himself to his new surroundings.tatoeba
以後、長州藩内で同じ境遇の脱藩志士たちのまとめ役となる。
Thereafter, he became the leader of samurai who sought refuge in Choshu.wiki
真女児は自分の夫をなくし身寄りのない境遇を打明け、豊雄に求婚した。
Manago tells him that she lost her husband and is alone now, then she proposes marriage to him.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 境

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