きょう
Meanings
Noun
1. border; boundary
usu. さかい
2. area; region; spot; space; environment
usu. きょう
3. psychological state; mental state
usu. きょう
4. cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
when read as "きょう"
Pitch accent
きょ
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Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
boundary; border; precinct; grounds
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
feeling of a painting; atmosphere of a painting; mood of a painting; state of mind when painting; mood to paint
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
one's (living) environment
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
fairyland; enchanted land
favorable circumstances; prosperity
state boundary; provincial boundary
land border; boundary
adversity; sad circumstances
uninhabited region
uninhabited region
poem's locale
beautiful place
uninhabited area
state of complete self-effacement; trance
intoxication (by liquor, music, etc.); rapture; fascination
grounds of a Shinto shrine; enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods
county boundary; district border
outside the grounds (of a temple or shrine)
human habitation
secluded place
all places; all circumstances
to attain enlightenment
to attain enlightenment
change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world
Examples (3 in total)
The country borders on two other countries.
There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's.
Our country borders on several countries.