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JLPT N3 · Noun

際 (sai)

際 (さい, sai) is a Japanese noun meaning “occasion; time”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さい
Romaji
sai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when · noun

Example sentences

火事の際は１１９番に電話してください。
In the case of fire, dial 119.
Tatoeba #186687

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 際

際
occasion, side, edgeサイ・きわ・-ぎわ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 際.

国際こくさいinternational実際じっさいreality交際こうさいcompany手際てぎわskill

Source: JMdict entry 1296300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.