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What is the Kanji for "Edge" and "Horizon"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Edge" and "Horizon", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Edge" and "Horizon" is "涯".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hate".

Its onyomi reading is "Gai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . The radical "厂" means "Cliff" . And The component "圭" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "涯" mean in japanese?

"涯" means "Edge" and "Horizon" .

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

生涯: "Life". The Japanese noun '生涯 (しょうがい)' means 'life'. This word refers to the duration of one's existence, from birth until death. It can be used to describe a person's entire lifetime or the course of their life. For example: He led an interesting life - (彼は興味深い生涯を送った). I want to make the most of my life - (私は自分の生涯を最大限活かしたい).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "て" is read as "te".