ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
界 means world, border
界
田 fields · 介 in between
界Memory trick
Fields (田) with a line in between (介): a border, the world.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- world, boundary
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) カイ kai
カイ (kai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
世界 せかい · sekai
the world, society
Built from
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Quick check
What does 界 mean?
Right: 界 means world, border.Not quite: 界 means world, border.In 世界, 界 is read かい. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 世界 is read せかい (sekai): 界 takes カイ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 界 has.Not quite. 世界 is read せかい (sekai): 界 takes カイ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 界 has.