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界
World, Realm, Boundary
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
👹Many Japanese legends describe yōkai and spirits as living in a separate world that occasionally overlaps with ours. Mountains, deep forests, and abandoned temples were thought to be places where the boundary between the human realm and the spirit realm became thin. Crossing the wrong path at night might mean wandering into an entirely different 界.
Memory Trick
The top part looks like a map split into different regions. Each section is a different country or realm. Below, a traveler stands wondering, "Which world should I visit today?"
Readings
Onyomi: カイ (kai)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
世界
せかい (sekai)
World
業界
ぎょうかい (gyoukai)
Industry
限界
げんかい (genkai)
Limit
異世界
いせかい (isekai)
Another world
Example Sentence
彼は 音楽界で 有名です。
かれは おんがくかいで ゆうめいです。
kare wa ongakukai de yuumei desu
He is famous in the music world.