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Kanji Detail for 域 - "region, boundary"

域

  • Meaning

    域 means "region, boundary." Also associated with realm.

    1. Region - An area; a territory.

    2. Boundary - A limit; a border.

    3. Realm - A domain; a sphere.

  • Words using 域

    • 地域 ちいき Listen area; region; district
    • 区域 くいき Listen area; zone; district
    • 全域 ぜんいき Listen the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of)
    • 域内 いきない Listen inside the area
    • 海域 かいいき Listen area of sea; waters
    • 領域 りょういき Listen territory; domain; field
    • 域外 いきがい Listen outside the area
    • 流域 りゅういき Listen drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin

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    • Verified meaning: region, boundary
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あまん, さかい)
    • Also carries these associations: realm

    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 域

    Given names 域(さかい)Listen

    Surnames 域(あまん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    range; region; limits; stage; level

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    district, region, boundary; land

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    field; region; area; domain (taxonomy)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy)

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

    A region. Such as 疆域 (territory).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    iki(イキ) イキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    region boundary realm division nation place territory domain area border district expanse extent field jurisdiction land limit province range scope sphere zone

Sentences including 域

  • The district is short of water.

  • This part of the city is strange to me.

  • The subject is out of one's sphere.

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