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N2Kanji

際

occasion, side, edge

Readings

On
サイ
Kun
きわ

Examples

国際（こくさい）、実際（じっさい）、際（さい）

international, actually, occasion/when

Note

On-reading (サイ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (きわ) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (occasion; side; edge). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages.

Questions that use this word

N4 7 · N1 1

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1

    「法律で禁止されている___、実際にはその行為が行われている。」の___に入ることばはどれですか？

    Answer: にもかかわらず

  • N4N4 読解

    最近は外国からの観光客も増えて、花見は国際的な行事になっています。

    Answer: 約2週間

  • N4N4 読解

    【文章④】 温泉旅館に泊まる際のマナーについてお知らせします。

    Answer: 体をよく洗う

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