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際

さい

occasion, time

Mnemonic

The edge where one thing meets the next, which is the moment to say what you have been holding onto. The same さい as 実際, right out at the edge of it. Now, then: さい.

Worth knowing

時 とき is a time in general and 機会 きかい is a chance to act. 際 is formal and marks an occasion: この際, at this juncture.

Built from

edge, occasion
阝 a hill on the left and the edge where it runs up against everything else. The moment two things touch.

Words sharing these kanji

reality, actuality

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