単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,545 most used

際

さい1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

occasion; time

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Formal
Conversational alternative: 時 ›

IN A SENTENCE

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MEANING

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 際 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

債debt; loanさい · not in tangoya
再againさい · not in tangoya
歳years old; age (of)さい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,545 most used

Written際 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium