境
border, boundary, region

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さかい

Nanori (名乗り)

さかじき

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:14
JLPT:2
Frequency:346

Vocabulary

キョウ

WordReadingMeaning
環境カンキョウenvironment; surroundings; circumstances
環境庁カンキョウチョウEnvironment Agency
境界キョウカイboundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
境遇キョウグウone's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
境地キョウチstate (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; place; region; area; land

ケイ

WordReadingMeaning
境内ケイダイgrounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
境界ケイカイland boundary; border (between properties)
境外ケイガイoutside the grounds (of a temple or shrine)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
越境えっきょうcrossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
逆境ぎゃっきょうadverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
境さかいborder; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
境きょうborder; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
国境こっきょうborder (between countries); national border

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