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界

world, boundary

JLPT N4 Grade 3 9 strokes
On'yomi
カイ
Radical
田 · field (rice field)

界 means "world, boundary". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is カイ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

世界せかい

world

界 in example sentences

  • 世界せかいで一番いちばん愛あいしてる。

    Sekai de ichiban aishiteru.

    I love you more than anything in the world.

  • それは大おおきな世界せかいです。

    Sore wa ookina sekai desu.

    It's a big world.

  • 世界地図せかいちずを見みてごらん。

    Sekaichizu o mite goran.

    Have a look at the world map.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 界

More 田 (field) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 界 mean?
界 means "world, boundary". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 界 have?
界 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 界 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is カイ.
What JLPT level is 界?
界 is a JLPT N4 kanji.
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