境界

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Chinese

border; place; condition
border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
 
boundary; scope; extent
boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
 
simp. and trad.
(境界) 		境 界
2nd round simp. 㘫界

Pronunciation

Noun

境界

  1. boundary (line marking the limits of a physical area)
  2. realm; state; extent reached
    沒想到短短一個月，他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界！ [MSC, trad.]
    没想到短短一个月，他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界！ [MSC, simp.]
    Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè!
    Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!

Synonyms

  • (boundary):
  • (realm):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
境 界
きょう
Grade: 5 		かい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

境(きょう)界(かい) • (kyōkai) ←きやうかい (kyaukai)?

  1. boundary (of two lands etc.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
境界

Noun

境界 • (gyeonggye) (hangeul 경계)

  1. hanja form? of 경계 (“boundary”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
境界

Noun

境界

  1. chữ Hán form of cảnh giới (“realm, state, extent reached”).
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