14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

Kun'yomi
  • edge ②time
  • -ぎわ
On'yomi
  • occasion
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 80.1%
きわ-ぎわ 18.9%
1.0%

Character Breakdown

occasion, side, edge
サイ きわ わ (5th, N3)
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ まつ.る まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

reality ②practice (as opposed to theory) ③truly ④bhutakoti (limit of reality)
occasion
actually ②in practice
one's social standing
international ②diplomatic intercourse
one's last moments
brink of death ②time to give up
company ②(romantic) involvement
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References

Unicode hex code 969B
JIS X 0208 1-26-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5018
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6478
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 714
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 874
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 503
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41820
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 683
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 618
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 628
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 612
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 992
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 710
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 789
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 189
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 474
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 750
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1305
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d11.1
Four corner code 7729.1
De Roo Code 3641