際

occasion

Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingサイ

Kun readingきわ、-ぎわ

JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical阜moundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · ritual · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · crotch · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1392

Compound words

国際こくさい

international; diplomatic intercourse

交際こうさい

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

実際じっさい

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions

間際まぎわ

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of); (just before the) edge

際限さいげん

limits; end; bounds

手際てぎわ

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship

水際みずぎわ

water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country

窓際まどぎわ

at the window; by the window; next to the window

学際がくさい

interdisciplinary

際会さいかい

meeting; facing; confronting

交際費こうさいひ

entertainment expenses

国際化こくさいか

internationalization; internationalisation

国際的こくさいてき

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

国際法こくさいほう

international law; law of nations

際立つきわだつ

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable

瀬戸際せとぎわ

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

国際人こくさいじん

internationally minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; citizen of the world; international celebrity

土俵際どひょうぎわ

edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment; last moment

実際はじっさいは

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

手際良くてぎわよく

efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

援助交際えんじょこうさい

paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

国際連合こくさいれんごう

United Nations; UN

に際してにさいして

on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during

国際協力事業団こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん

Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 際

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step