14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

boundary, border, region

Kun'yomi
  • border ②turning point ③area ④psychological state
On'yomi
  • キョ
    border ②turning point ③area ④psychological state
  • ケイ
Nanori
  • さか
  • じき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 80.6%
さかい 17.6%
ケイ 1.7%
さか 0.0%

Character Breakdown

boundary, border, region
キョウ さかい ケイ (5th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
end, finally
キョウ ケイ おわ.る (Kentei 1)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

border ②turning point ③area ④psychological state
national border
one's circumstances
adverse circumstances
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References

Unicode hex code 5883
JIS X 0208 1-22-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1135
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1085
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 676
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 835
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 482
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 618
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 484
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 523
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 792
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2076
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 751
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5409
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 651
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 864
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 883
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 761
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 440
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 680
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 787
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1036
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 387
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 495
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b11.1
Four corner code 4011.6
De Roo Code 1457