noun

  1. the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of).
  2. (just before the) edge.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
間際 まぎわ
真際 まぎわ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

interval, space
ま カン ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
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)