Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
境
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
境
Regular
Modern
Chinese
境 [jìng]
border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
Japanese
noun
- border; boundary (usu. さかい)
- turning point; watershed (often ...を境に)
- area; region; spot; space; environment (usu. きょう)
- psychological state; mental state (usu. きょう)
- cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
境 きょう
Kyō surname
境 さかい
Sakai surname
境 さかえ
Sakae surname
CHINESE WORDS (167)
环境 [huánjìng] #1,960
environment
环境 [huánjìng] #1,960
environment
处境 [chǔjìng] #3,620
situation (of a person)
处境 [chǔjìng] #3,620
situation (of a person)
困境 [kùnjìng] #4,827
predicament
边境 [biānjìng] #4,628
frontier
边境 [biānjìng] #4,628
frontier
境内 [jìngnèi] #14,007
within the borders
境内 [jìngnèi] #14,007
within the borders
境界 [jìngjiè] #11,973
boundary
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 環境 [かんきょう] #2,137
environment
⭐ 国境 [こっきょう] #5,673
border (between countries)
⭐ 境 [さかい] #5,905
border
⭐ 境遇 [きょうぐう] #6,017
one's circumstances
⭐ 心境 [しんきょう] #6,430
state of mind
⭐ 辺境 [へんきょう] #8,458
remote region
⭐ 境界 [きょうかい] #10,574
boundary
⭐ 境内 [けいだい] #11,739
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples)
⭐ 境地 [きょうち] #13,735
state (of mind)
境界線 [きょうかいせん] #14,409
boundary line
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