境
さかい
Also written 界, きょう
Meanings
- Noun border; boundary (usu. さかい)
- turning point; watershed (often ...を~に)
- area; region; spot; space; environment (usu. きょう)
- psychological state; mental state (usu. きょう)
- cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
Kanji
- 境 border. Read as さかい.
Example sentences
- 彼は生死の境をさ迷った。
He hovered between life and death. - 彼は忘我の境をさまよっている。
He is wandering around in a trance. - 隣の家との境を示す柵がある。
There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's. - トムは重病を患い、生死の境をさまよった。
Tom became very sick and almost died.
Common phrases
Words containing 境
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