Keyword
edge
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1392
Readings
さい
(78%)
ぎわ
(14%)
きわ
(5%)
ざい
(1%)
Composed of
small village
festival
Mnemonic

A festival organized in a small village always takes place at its edge.

Used in vocabulary (542 in total)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
close to the wall; alongside the wall
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
international; diplomatic intercourse
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
in case of; at that time; at this time
at the window; by the window; next to the window
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
limits; end; bounds
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
international community; international society
at parting; on parting
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
water's edge; beach; foreshore
international law; law of nations
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
international conference
to arrive; to come to pass
moment to quit; way to quit
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
international air route
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
practical; realistic; pragmatic
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
international organization; international organisation
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
hairline; borders of the hair
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
border control measures (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
international terrorism
International Atomic Energy Agency; IAEA
International Monetary Fund; IMF
FIFA; Fédération Internationale de Football Association; International Federation of Football Association
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
mountain ridge; near a mountain
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
Interpol notice (circulation)
internationalization; internationalisation
international competitiveness; global competitiveness
international relations
international cooperation; international harmony
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
international phone call
verge of death; dying moments
international broadcast(ing)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
international trade; international trading
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
international politics; world politics
entertainment expenses
international film festival
International Criminal Police Organization; Interpol
international mail; overseas mail
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
International Association of Athletics Federations; IAAF
international game; international match
international contribution; contributing to the wider world
verge of death; dying moments
international disaster relief team; international emergency aid unit
International University of Health and Welfare
International Swimming Federation; FINA
International Whaling Commission; IWC
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to be splendid; to be superb
international organization; international organisation
International Table Tennis Federation; ITTF
ball control; focus on the ball
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; IUCN
world exposition; international exposition; world fair
one's last moments; one's dying hour; hour of death
International Gymnastics Federation
Japan Bank for International Cooperation; JBIC
practical individual
international character
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
meeting; facing; confronting
international balance of payments
water's edge; beach; foreshore
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
verge of death; dying moments
international humanitarian law; IHL
international standard
transnational organized crime; TOC
International Labor Organization (ILO)
international politics (as a field of study)
cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world
serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
limits; boundary; end
Okinawa International University; OIU
infinite; boundless
international currency
international agreement; accord
international expansion
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
International Maritime Organization; IMO
internationalism; cosmopolitanism; international character
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
international law in time of war
verge of death; dying moments
to be splendid; to be superb
ad infinitum; endlessly
shoreline protection or operations
INPEX (Japanese petroleum company)
society; social circles
the time of setting out
internationally minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; international celebrity
circle of acquaintance
international driving permit; international drivers' license; international license
World Organisation for Animal Health; Office International des Epizooties; OIE
water's edge; shore; waterside
hairline; borders of the hair
international comparison; country-by-country comparison
international money transfer; overseas remittance
global roaming (mobile telephone); international roaming
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
water's edge; beach; foreshore
good at socializing; sociability; being a good mixer
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
interdisciplinary
international service; international affairs
interdisciplinary
horizon; point where the sky meets the earth
international organization
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
International PEN (International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists)
International Prototype of the Kilogram; IPK
international driving permit; international driver's license
International Baccalaureate; IB
Bank for International Settlements; BIS
Express Mail Service (for international mail); EMS
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
international monitoring team; IMT; international observers
US Agency for International Development; USAID
international language; world language; global lingua franca; constructed international auxiliary language (e.g. Esperanto)
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
International Sign (pidgin sign language); IS
impractical; unpractical
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
as a matter of social courtesy
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
Toyama University of International Studies
international scale
International Council for Science; ICSU
sociable person
International Hydrographic Organization
social circles; arena of (fashionable) society
international romantic relationship
(one's) side
International Mathematical Olympiad
international maritime signal flags; international signal flag
water's edge; beach; foreshore
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; SWIFT
Federation Aeronautique Internationale; International Aeronautical Federation; FAI
international unit; SI unit; IU
international; diplomatic intercourse
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
public international law
International Library of Children's Literature
base (of a stem, tree trunk, pillar, etc.)
international health regulations
international tension; international tensions
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep
Mita International School (abbr)
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
international waters; high seas
international parcel post (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 30 kg)
on the verge of waking
person who socializes with gangsters; close associate of an organized criminal group
internationally protected animal
International League for Human Rights
etiquette; social code
Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.; CJIAC
bad at socializing; bad in social situation; being a bad mixer
closing time
unsociable; introverted
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile; FIA
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
General Conference of Weights and Measures; Conference General des Poides et Mesures
International Organization for Standardization; ISO
private international law; conflict of laws
Comite International des Poids et Measures; International Committee of Weights and Measures
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
international video feed
Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer
The International University of Kagoshima
International Society of Internal Medicine
international aid organization (organisation)
Association for Promotion of International Cooperation
international cartel
friendly powers; treaty powers
Institute of International Finance; IIF
social circles; arena of (fashionable) society
Society of International Education and Cultural Exchange; SIENCE
International System of Units; SI
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
moment to quit; way to quit
moment to quit; way to quit
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
Takifugu snyderi (species of pufferfish)
closing time
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
the international arena
dynamics of international (foreign) relations
international bibliography
international contract (agreement)
inter-disciplinary area (academic)
international marketing; global marketing
internationally protected bird
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
international division of labor; international division of labour; international specialization
Temps Atomique International; International Atomic Time; TAI
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
International Women's Day
international auxiliary language
diplomat; diplomatist
international ePacket (Japan Post international airmail service for packages weighing less than 2 kg)
international couple; transnational couple; couple with different nationalities
being well-informed about international affairs; person well-informed about international affairs
social relations between men and women; mingling between the sexes
International Temperature Scale; ITS
very cosmopolitan; very international
very cosmopolitan; very international
dating club; club providing a paid dating service to its members
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; ICZN
International Year of the Child
Tsukuba International University
The Chicago International Language School; CILS
Human Genome Organization; HUGO
Science and International Affairs Bureau
Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation
International Transport Workers' Federation; ITF
International Congress of Inflammation
International Association of Applied Psychology
International Musicological Society
International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres; IAML
Foundation for Advancement of International Science
Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies
International Federation of Accountants; IFAC
International Institute for Management Development; IMD
Japan Society of International Economics; JSIE
L'Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercial
Japan International Trading Cooperation Organization; JITCO
International Society for Contemporary Music; ISCM
Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Co-operative Economy; Japan CIRIEC
International Association of Ports and Harbors
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities; IALA
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
International Sugar Organization
Association of International Instructors; AII; US YMCA diving education system founded 1959
Private International Law Association of Japan
International Reagents Corporation
Federation Dentaire Internationale
International Association for Suicide Prevention
International Federation of Automatic Control
International Sociological Association
International Trade Marks Association; INTA
(Niigata) University of International and Information Studies
International Colour Association; AIC
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; INOS
International Society of Nephrology; ISN
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; IFLA
International Coalition of Fisheries Associations; ICFA
International Union of Physiological Sciences
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering; ISPE
International Federation of the Red Cross; IFRC
International Association of Classification Societies
International Sumo Federation (highest body in amateur sumo)
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; AIPPI
International Iron and Steel Institute; IISI
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
Congress of the International Headache Society; IHC; International Headache Society; IHS
International Animal Health & Management College; IAC
Organisation internationale de metrologie legale; International Organization of Legal Metrology; OIML
Charter of International Trade Organization
Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique; International Pharmaceutical Federation
International Congress of Pharmacology
International Institute of Refrigeration
International Solidarity Movement; ISM
International Association for the Study of Pain; IASP
Niigata University of International and Information Studies
International Shinto Foundation; ISF
Chiba International Animal Health & Management College
China Chamber of International Commerce; CCOIC
International Police Association; IPA
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee; CCITT
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications; CCIR
Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage; CIE
United Nations Department of Global Communications; UNDGC
United Nations University; UN University; UNU
Hagoromo University of International Studies
International Federation for Victory over Communism (group affiliated with the former Unification Church)
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC
International Institute for Mining Technology, JMEC; MINETEC
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization; ITSO
Examples (200 in total)
Is this really possible?
But this is not true.
But it's very strong actually.