境
境·boundary, border, circumstances
- On-yomi
- キョウケイ
- Kun-yomi
- さかい
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment |
| 国境 | こっきょう | national border |
| 境界 | きょうかい | boundary line |
| 境 | さかい | border, dividing line |
Example sentences
この川が二つの町の境です。
このかわがふたつのまちのさかいです。
This river is the border between the two towns.
新しい環境にもう慣れましたか。
あたらしいかんきょうにもうなれましたか。
Have you got used to your new surroundings yet?
電車で国境を越えて隣の国に入った。
でんしゃでこっきょうをこえてとなりのくににはいった。
We crossed the border by train into the neighboring country.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 国境 as くにさかい in ordinary use — the standard reading is こっきょう
- Using 環境 for the natural world only; it also means the situation a person is in
Memory aid
Picture it
Earth (土) where one thing comes to an end (竟) — the line in the ground where your side stops.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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