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境 kanji: meaning “boundary”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N214 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
boundary
On'yomi
キョウ、ケイ
Kun'yomi
さかい

Picture story to remember 境

Workers stand up (立) a marker in the soil (土) to show the boundary.

Parts in this story:立, 土

How to write 境: stroke order

境 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 境

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Review 境 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 境.