Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese living room, a ceramic cup balances precariously with a small part of its base projecting beyond the tabletop. The straight edge is clearly exposed beneath it, with open space and the floor immediately below.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

際きわ

kiwa

edge, side

As a suffix, it is pronounced ぎわ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 窓際まどぎわに座すわりたいです。

    I want to sit by the window.

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  2. 彼かれらは水際みずぎわでキャンプをした。

    They camped at the water’s edge.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 窓際まどぎわの席せきをお願ねがいします。

    I’d like a table by the window.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 際

  • 際occasion; sideOnサイKunきわ

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