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涯

horizon
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingガイ
Kun readingはて
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. horizonRtK
    彼は法律を生涯の仕事に選んだ。He made law his life career.tatoeba
    彼は生涯貧しい人々を助けた。He helped poor people all his life.tatoeba
  2. shore
  3. limit
  4. bound

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · cliff (厂) · ivy · square jewel · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 169

Compound words

生涯しょうがい
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life
生涯教育しょうがいきょういく
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
涯てはて
end
際涯さいがい
limits
天涯てんがい
horizon
一生涯いっしょうがい
lifetime
公生涯こうしょうがい
public life
全生涯ぜんしょうがい
one's whole life
世界の涯せかいのはて
end of the world
天涯孤独てんがいこどく
a person without a single relative

Additional Examples

彼は生涯独身のままだった。
He remained a bachelor all his life.tatoeba
彼は生涯同じ仕事をしている。
He stayed at the same job for his whole life.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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