際
N1きわ kiwa
- edge
- brink
- verge
- side
nounnoun suffix
Chinese meanings
边缘;旁边
Examples
- 窓の際に机を置いた。I placed a desk by the window.我把桌子放在窗边。
- 崖の際に近づかないでください。Please do not approach the edge of the cliff.请不要靠近悬崖边。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('aed9fbb1c2'); // 際
{
"id": "aed9fbb1c2",
"word": "際",
"reading": "きわ",
"romaji": "kiwa",
"meanings": [
"edge",
"brink",
"verge",
"side"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n",
"n-suf"
],
"jmdict_id": 1296290,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓の際に机を置いた。",
"en": "I placed a desk by the window."
},
{
"ja": "崖の際に近づかないでください。",
"en": "Please do not approach the edge of the cliff."
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "0068d0743961361cb5aa3db22061516d3903f8ee9d7577db8856e4e97948c72b",
"meanings": [
"边缘",
"旁边"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "窓の際に机を置いた。",
"zh": "我把桌子放在窗边。"
},
{
"ja": "崖の際に近づかないでください。",
"zh": "请不要靠近悬崖边。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/aed9fbb1c2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1296290; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "42409cb68f12b902d50a1aa63ce336c39b61263017f62c6f193595e92e841951",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}