境
さかい · sakai
Border, boundary
- turning point, watershed
- area, region, spot, space, environment
- psychological state, mental state
Other ways to say “border” in Japanese →
falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この商品は、発送を境に、返品ができません。
このしょうひんは、はっそうをさかいに、へんぴんができません。
For this product, once it's shipped, returns are not possible.
Nihoner sentence bank
Say it out loud
Press the microphone and say 境 (さかい)
Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.
Do you really know it?
Learn its family in 60 seconds
5 words that share a kanji with 境. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.
Your memory hook
Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.
Kanji in this word
Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →
Words that share a kanji
Questions
What does 境 mean?
Border, boundary. It can also mean: turning point, watershed; area, region, spot, space, environment; psychological state, mental state.
How do you pronounce 境?
さかい (sakai). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 境?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
How do I remember 境?
Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).
Save your words
Create a free account and they will be waiting in your review deck — Nihoner brings each one back right before you would forget it.
Free · no card · your words are kept