This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、きわ、-ぎわ
Romaji: sai, kiwa, -giwa
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: wa
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Meanings

occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  170
Frequency:  183
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  ji4
Unicode:  969b
JIS:  3A5D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 714
Nelson Index: 5018
New Nelson Index: 6478
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d11.1
Four Corner Index: 7729.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 683
Gakken Index: 300
Japanese Names Index: 2073
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41820
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0956
Remembering the kanji Index: 1296
Kanji Way Index: 189
Kanji Flashcards Index: 992
Kodansha Compact Index: 750
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 710
Kanji in Context Index: 474
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 503
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 646
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1305
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1392
Essential Kanji Index: 424
Kodansha Kanji Index: 874
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3641
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 612
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 789

Words

(さい)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
国際 (こくさい)
international
に際して (にさいして)
on the occasion of; at the time of
国際線 (こくさいせん)
international air route
際立つ (きわだつ)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
(きわ、ぎわ)
edge; brink; verge; side; time; moment of
実際 (じっさい)
practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
交際 (こうさい)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
間際 (まぎわ)
on the verge of; just before; on the point of
学際 (がくさい)
interdisciplinary
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