noun

  1. the country, countryside.
  2. outskirts, suburbs.
  3. presence, being in attendance.

prefix

Before a place name.
  1. situated in, staying in, resident in.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exist, outskirts, suburbs
ザイ あ.る あり (5th, N3)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)