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KANJI

際

14 strokes

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KUN 訓

きわ

ON 音

サイ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	阜 (阝) Radical name: ぎふのふ
Meaning:	Occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	国際(こくさい)	international
N3	交際(こうさい)	company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
N3	際(さい)	on the occasion of, circumstances
N3	実際(じっさい)	practical, actual condition, status quo
N1	際(きわ)	edge, brink, verge, side
N1	手際(てぎわ)	performance, skill, tact

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