Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 介 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
界
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
界
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
界
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
界
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
界
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
界
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
界
Regular
Modern
Chinese
界 [jiè]
boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
Japanese
n-suf
- community; circles; world
- field (electrical)
noun
- kingdom
- erathem
- border; boundary; division
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
界 かい
Kai unclassified name
界 かいじ
Kaiji unclassified name
界 さかい
Sakai place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
世界 [shìjiè] #301
world
全世界 [quánshìjiè] #2,173
worldwide
世界杯 [Shìjièbēi] #14,450
World Cup
外界 [wàijiè] #7,111
the outside world
境界 [jìngjiè] #11,973
boundary
边界 [biānjiè] #7,200
boundary
边界 [biānjiè] #7,200
boundary
界限 [jièxiàn] #7,376
boundary
界面 [jièmiàn] #24,213
contact surface
各界 [gèjiè] #29,467
all walks of life
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 世界 [せかい] #190
the world
⭐ 視界 [しかい] #1,493
field of vision
⭐ 限界 [げんかい] #1,495
limit
⭐ 世界中 [せかいじゅう] #2,827
around the world
⭐ 国境 [こっきょう] #5,673
border (between countries)
⭐ 境 [さかい] #5,905
border
⭐ 世界一 [せかいいち] #7,027
best in the world
⭐ 業界 [ぎょうかい] #7,678
business world
⭐ 世界的 [せかいてき] #8,052
worldwide
結界 [けっかい] #8,138
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices
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