界 Kanji – world
The Japanese kanji 界 can mean world, boundary.
Meaning and Readings
How is 界 read?
界 has the onyomi reading カイ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kai.
Common Japanese Words Using 界
These common Japanese words contain 界. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 下界（げかい） — the world, the earth
- 花柳界（かりゅうかい） — red-light district, pleasure quarters, world of the geisha, demimonde
- 界隈（かいわい） — neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 学界（がっかい） — academic world, academia, academic circles, scientific world, learned circles
- 官界（かんかい） — bureaucracy
- 境界（きょうかい） — boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier
- 業界（ぎょうかい） — business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 経済界（けいざいかい） — economic world, financial circles, business community
- 限界（げんかい） — limit, bound
- 財界（ざいかい） — financial world, business circles