noun

  1. border, boundary. Usu. さかい.
  2. turning point, watershed. Often ...を境に.
  3. area, region, spot, space, environment. Usu. きょう.
  4. psychological state, mental state. Usu. きょう.
  5. Buddhist term.cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さかい
きょ
きょう
さかい

Contained Kanji 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)