界 — kanji meaning “world”
界
world, boundary
- Meanings
- world, boundary
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #158 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 102
- Chinese reading
- jiè — Chinese character page
Words with 界
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary; border; limit |
| 政界 | せいかい seikai | (world of) politics; political world; political circles |
| 財界 | ざいかい zaikai | financial world; business circles |
| 世界一 | せかいいち sekaiichi | best in the world |
| 視界 | しかい shikai | field of vision; visibility; view |
| 界隈 | かいわい kaiwai | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 外界 | がいかい gaikai | outside world; physical world |
| 学界 | がっかい gakkai | academic world; academia; academic circles |
| 世界中 | せかいじゅう sekaijuu | around the world; throughout the world |
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