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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

際さい

N3
さい sai
  1. on the occasion of
  2. 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。
  • 上じょう京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。
    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"
  }
}