world, boundary

9 strokesFrequency 158JLPT N3Grade 3

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カイ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

world

Constituents

?cane
stick
𠆢umbrella
jammed in
brains
rice field

Mnemonic Stories

From high up in an airplane, the entire world below looks like a patchwork quilt of different colored fields all jammed in next to each other.

Dictionary

Common Words

世界かいFreq #190
1

Common noun

the world; society; the universe

Examples
愛の力は世界を動かす。
Love makes the world go round.
2

Common noun

sphere; circle; world

3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

world-renowned; world-famous

4

Common noun; Buddhism; Original meaning

realm governed by one Buddha; space

視界かいNounFreq #1493
1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

Examples
彼らはついに視界から消えた。
They went out of sight at last.
限界んかいNoun~の Adj.Freq #1495
1

limit; bound

Examples
あらゆるものに限界がある。
There is a limit to everything.
世界中かいじゅうNoun~の Adj.Freq #2827
1

around the world; throughout the world

Examples
彼は世界中を旅した。
He traveled all over the globe.
Freq #4087
1

Noun, used as a suffix

community; circles; world

Examples
彼女はきっと東京のファッションに旋風を巻き起こすことでしょう。
I'm sure she'll cause a stir in the Tokyo fashion world.
2

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Biology

kingdom

3

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Geology

erathem

4

Noun, used as a suffix

field (electrical)

5

Common noun

border; boundary; division

国境っきょう (国境)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.
ょう ()NounFreq #5905
1

Usu. さかい

border; boundary

Examples
彼は生死のをさ迷った。
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

世界一いいちNounAdverbFreq #7027
1

best in the world

Examples
アメリカは天然資源では世界一だ。
America is second to none in natural resources.
業界ょうかいNounFreq #7678
1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

Examples
この会社は石油業界で2位に位している。
This firm ranks second in the oil trade.
世界的かいてき~な Adj.Freq #8052
1

worldwide; global; international; universal

Examples
トルストイは世界的名声を博した。
Tolstoy achieved worldwide fame.
2

world-famous; world-class

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