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Kanji: 際

KANJI
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
きわ
 ON 音 
サイ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
阜 (阝)
Radical name:
ぎふのふ
Meaning:
Occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(こくさい)
international
N3
(こうさい)
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
N3
(さい)
on the occasion of, circumstances
N3
(じっさい)
practical, actual condition, status quo
N1
(きわ)
edge, brink, verge, side
N1
(てぎわ)
performance, skill, tact
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