際
N3さい sai
- on the occasion of
- circumstances
noun
Chinese meanings
时候;场合
Examples
- 火事の際は119番に電話してください。In the case of fire, dial 119.发生火灾时请拨打一一九。
- 上京する際には前もってお知らせ下さい。Allow me to know in advance when you are coming up to Tokyo.去东京时请提前通知我。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9ff6bba172'); // 際
{
"id": "9ff6bba172",
"word": "際",
"reading": "さい",
"romaji": "sai",
"meanings": [
"on the occasion of",
"circumstances"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1296300,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "火事の際は119番に電話してください。",
"en": "In the case of fire, dial 119.",
"tatoeba_id": 186687
},
{
"ja": "上京する際には前もってお知らせ下さい。",
"furigana": "{上京|じょうきょう}する{際|さい}には{前|まえ}もってお{知|し}らせ{下|くだ}さい。",
"en": "Allow me to know in advance when you are coming up to Tokyo.",
"tatoeba_id": 146261
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "707bd138d04b227133ec1fb6a5c393247e4c00d4f01494589fe25f7b9801fbf7",
"meanings": [
"时候",
"场合"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "火事の際は119番に電話してください。",
"zh": "发生火灾时请拨打一一九。"
},
{
"ja": "上京する際には前もってお知らせ下さい。",
"zh": "去东京时请提前通知我。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/9ff6bba172",
"JMdict ent_seq 1296300; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "a6bd19fc21c0344d9bae9ea521cd675794ad20e0f44fad38c91b36efe874f062"
}
}