Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
界

界 – world, boundary

9 strokesTaught in grade 3#158 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 界 means world, boundary. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ (kai). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 田 (no. 102).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiカイkai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 102). Components: 田・个・儿.

Words using 界

Example sentences

愛の力は世界を動かす。
Love makes the world go round.
あらゆるものに限界がある。
There is a limit to everything.
彼らは境界を越えてスペインに入った。
They crossed the border into Spain.

Kanji with the same radical

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