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Occasion, Boundary, Edge

ใใ‚ (kiwa)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

You'll often hear ใ€Œใ€œใฎ้š›ใซใ€ in announcements and formal Japanese. It politely means 'on the occasion of' or 'when,' making this kanji very common in business and public notices.

Memory Trick

Imagine standing at the EDGE of a cliff beside a HILL (้˜). That dangerous boundary reminds you of the border or occasion where something happens.

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ตใ‚ค (sai)

Kunyomi: ใใ‚ (kiwa)

Example Words

ๅ›ฝ้š›
ใ“ใใ•ใ„ (kokusai)
International
ๅฎŸ้š›
ใ˜ใฃใ•ใ„ (jissai)
Actually, In reality
้š›
ใ•ใ„ (sai)
Occasion
็ช“้š›
ใพใฉใŽใ‚ (madogiwa)
By the window

Example Sentence

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใธ ่กŒใ ้š›ใซ ใƒ‘ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒˆใŒ ๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚

ใซใปใ‚“ใธ ใ„ใ ใ•ใ„ใซ ใƒ‘ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒˆใŒ ใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

nihon e iku sai ni pasupooto ga hitsuyou desu

You need a passport when going to Japan.

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