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Kanji 境: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 境: boundary, border, region

Key takeaways

Kanji 境: boundary, border, region. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

境
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Meaning

boundaryborderregion

On reading

キョウケイ

Kun reading

さかい

Radical

土

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 境

boundary, border, region

Kanji structure breakdown

境

Structure breakdown

土 + 竟

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The place where the earth (土) ends (竟) marks the boundary (境). This character is used to represent physical borders as well as the environment or circumstances surrounding us.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キョウ
  • 境遇きょうぐう

    circumstances / social environment

  • 境界きょうかい

    boundary / border / dividing line

  • 環境かんきょう

    environment / surroundings

  • 国境こっきょう

    national border / state boundary

Kun reading

さかい
  • 境さかい

    border / boundary / mental state

Commonly used words

  • 境遇
    きょうぐう

    circumstances / social environment

  • 境界
    きょうかい

    boundary / border / dividing line

  • 環境
    かんきょう

    environment / surroundings

  • 国境
    こっきょう

    national border / state boundary

  • 境
    さかい

    border / boundary / mental state

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の境遇はあまり良くない。

Translation

His circumstances are not very good.

Example 2

境遇が違っても友達だ。

Translation

Even though our situations differ, we are friends.

Example 3

この国境は川で区切られている。

Translation

This border is divided by a river.

Example 4

国境を越えて旅行するのは難しいです。

Translation

Traveling across the border is difficult.

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