境
境

boundary, border, region

14 strokesFrequency 346JLPT N2Grade 5

On

キョウケイ

Kun

さかい

Nanori

さかじき

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Common Words

環境かんきょうNounFreq #2137
1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

Examples
私たちが環境面の問題を耳にしないで過ぎる日は１日とてない。
Not a day goes by without our hearing of an environmental problem.
国境こっきょう (国境)くにざかい国界NounFreq #5673
1

border (between countries); national border

Examples
イングランドとスコットランドの間の恒常的な国境戦争は終わった。
The constant border wars between England and Scotland came to an end.
境界さかいきょう (境)NounFreq #5905
1

Usu. さかい

border; boundary

Examples
彼は生死の境をさ迷った。
He hovered between life and death.
2

さかい only; Often ...を境に

turning point; watershed

3

Usu. きょう

area; region; spot; space; environment

4

Usu. きょう

psychological state; mental state

5

きょう only; Buddhism

cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

境遇きょうぐうNounFreq #6017
1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

Examples
そのような境遇であったにもかかわらず、彼は自分一人で道を切り開いた。
Although he was in such circumstances, he made his way by himself.
心境しんきょうNounFreq #6430
1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

Examples
いやあ面目ない。穴があったら入りたい心境だよ。
I'm so sorry about what I did. I wish I could just crawl into a hole and die.
辺境へんきょう辺疆Noun～の Adj.Freq #8458
1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

Examples
多くの家族が新生活を築くために辺境地方に移住した。
Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.
境界きょうかいNounFreq #10574
1

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

Examples
彼らは境界を越えてスペインに入った。
They crossed the border into Spain.
境内けいだいNounFreq #11739
1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

境地きょうちNounFreq #13735
1

state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition

2

field (of activity)

3

one's lot; circumstance; situation in life

4

Orig. meaning

place; region; area; land

境界線きょうかいせんNounFreq #14409
1

boundary line

Examples
ここで明確にしなければならない点は、スポーツにおいてアマチュアとプロフェッショナルの境界線が消失しつつあるということだ。
The point we must clarify here is that the lines between amateur and professional in sport are beginning to disappear.
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