Kanji

境

境

boundary, border, region

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョウ, ケイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さかい

Nanori (Name Reading)

さかい

Common Readings

キョウ, ケイ, さかい

Example sentences

環境 かんきょう
私たち の 行動 は 、 育った 環境 に 大きく 影響 される 。

Our actions are greatly influenced by the environment we grew up in.

べき べき
環境 を 守る ため に 、 できる こと を すべき だ 。

To protect the environment, we should do what we can.

辺境 へんきょう
彼 は 一生 を 辺境 の 地 の 調査 に 捧げた 。

He dedicated his life to the investigation of remote lands.

貢ぎ みつぎ
古代 、 辺境 の 部族 は 毎年 皇帝 に 貢ぎ を 捧げていた 。

In ancient times, frontier tribes offered tribute to the emperor every year.

国境 こっきょう
島国 で ある 日本 に は 陸上 の 国境 が ない 。

As an island nation, Japan has no land borders.

さい さい
彼 は 国境 の さい を 一人 で 守り抜いた 。

He defended the border stronghold all by himself.

心境 しんきょう
彼 は 今 の 複雑 な 心境 を 語った 。

He talked about his current complex state of mind.

赤裸々 せきらら
彼女 は インタビュー で 今 の 心境 を 赤裸々 に 語った 。

She spoke frankly about her current state of mind in the interview.

境遇 きょうぐう
恵まれた 境遇 に 育ちました 。

I was raised in a blessed environment.

同情 どうじょう
彼 の 悲しい 境遇 に 、 誰 も が 同情 した 。

Everyone sympathized with his sad situation.

Example Vocabulary

環境

かんきょう

environment; surroundings; circumstances

辺境

へんきょう

remote region; frontier; borderland

国境

こっきょう

national border; boundary

心境

しんきょう

state of mind; mental state

境遇

きょうぐう

circumstances; environment; one's lot in life

境

さかい

border; boundary; limit

境界

きょうかい

boundary; border; limit

境界線

きょうかいせん

境内

けいだい

grounds; precincts

境目

さかいめ

boundary; border line; turning point

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