境 Kanji – boundary
The Japanese kanji 境 can mean boundary, border, region.
Meaning and Readings
How is 境 read?
境 has the onyomi readings キョウ, ケイ and the kunyomi reading さかい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyou, kei, sakai.
Common Japanese Words Using 境
These common Japanese words contain 境. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 越境（えっきょう） — crossing a border (illegally), border violation, border transgression
- 佳境（かきょう） — most interesting part (of a story), climax, good part
- 環境（かんきょう） — environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 環境庁（かんきょうちょう） — Environment Agency
- 逆境（ぎゃっきょう） — adverse circumstances, unfortunate situation, adversity
- 境（さかい） — border, boundary
- 境界（きょうかい） — boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier
- 境遇（きょうぐう） — one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)
- 境地（きょうち） — state (of mind), mental state, emotional condition
- 境内（けいだい） — grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts