際 Kanji – occasion
The Japanese kanji 際 can mean occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when.
Meaning and Readings
How is 際 read?
際 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi readings きわ, -ぎわ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, kiwa, giwa.
Common Japanese Words Using 際
These common Japanese words contain 際. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 間際（まぎわ） — the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of)
- 交際（こうさい） — company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
- 交際費（こうさいひ） — entertainment expenses
- 国際（こくさい） — international
- 国際化（こくさいか） — internationalization, internationalisation
- 国際的（こくさいてき） — international, worldwide, cross-border, cosmopolitan
- 国際法（こくさいほう） — international law, law of nations
- 際（さい） — occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際限（さいげん） — limits, end, bounds
- 際立つ（きわだつ） — to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable