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際 = 祭 + 阝
際 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “occasion”. It is built from 祭 (ritual) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1392.
- Keyword
- occasion
- RTK frame
- 1392
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きわ, -ぎわ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- случай
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 際 border
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 際 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ritual” + “pinnacle”. 際 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 際 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.