涯
涯 — Horizon
horizon, shore, limit, bound
On’yomiガイ (gai)
Kun’yomiはて (hate)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 涯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生涯 | しょうがい shougai | life; lifetime; career |
| 生涯教育 | しょうがいきょういく shougaikyouiku | lifelong education; continuing education; further education |
Study notes
涯 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1525 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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