境 — “boundary / border” in Japanese

Grade 5きょう, けい, さかい

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“boundary / border” in Japanese is 境, read kyou, kei, sakai (きょう, けい, さかい). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 国境 (national border).

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What does 境 mean?

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Kanji	境
Meaning	boundary / border
Readings	きょう, けい, さかい
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	国境 (national border)

How to read 境

境 is read kyou (きょう) or kei (けい) or sakai (さかい) depending on the word.

Words with 境

国境
環境

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Updated: 2026-08-28