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Kanji Detail for 界 - "boundary, world, limit"

界

  • Meaning

    界 means "boundary, world, limit."

    1. Boundary - A dividing line; a border.

    2. World - A realm; a sphere; a domain.

    3. Limit - The extent; the edge; the furthest point.

  • Words using 界

    • 世界 せかい Listen the world; society; the universe
    • 政界 せいかい Listen (world of) politics; political world; political circles
    • 業界 ぎょうかい Listen business world; business circles; (the) industry
    • 財界 ざいかい Listen financial world; business circles
    • 限界 げんかい Listen limit; bound
    • 世界的 せかいてき Listen worldwide; global; international
    • 産業界 さんぎょうかい Listen the industrial world
    • 経済界 けいざいかい Listen economic world; financial circles; business community

  • Four-character idioms with 界

    • 三千世界 さんぜんせかい Listen the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
    • 三界流転 さんがいるてん Listen endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences
    • 法界悋気 ほうかいりんき Listen being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other

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    • Verified meaning: boundary, world, limit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい, かいじ, さかい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 界

    Surnames 界(かい)Listen 界(かいじ)Listen 界(さかい)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    world; boundary

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    boundary, limit; domain; society; the world

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    boundary, limit; domain; society, the world

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The authority over land management. At places where limits are set, markers are established. So as not to encroach upon each other. Such as boundary markers and such. | Referring to a certain realm is also called 界. Such as saying 政界 (political world), merchants and people only speak of the world. There is no distinction of this and that. Originally a Buddhist term.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    田 (ta・tahen)

  • Related Keywords

    boundary world limit area range domain border realm sphere scope sector edge dividing line extent horizon region precinct field

Sentences including 界

  • When will the world come to an end?

  • We all wish for permanent world peace.

  • It is the longest in the world.

  • He had friends all over the world.

  • His death was broadcast all over the world.

  • He is bound to pass the entrance examination.

  • It's important for us to think about the future of the world.

  • This is longer than any other bridge in the world.

  • My dream is to take a round-the-world trip.

  • My patience gave out.

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