JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 10

際 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

occasion; edge

On
サイsai
Kun
きわkiwa ぎわgiwa まじわるmajiwaru あいai

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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際14 strokes

How to write 際: stroke order

際 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

際 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 際 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 際

The parts 際 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • ⻖ (阜)

    hill; element in place names

    Radical

  • 祭

    festival; enshrine

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 10